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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Boulders
Water Temperature
51°
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bobbers
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
61°
On Memorial Day, I used my 8’ 2B Genesis Sharp Shooter slip float rod paired with a Diawa Revros 3000C reel. That reel was loaded with 6lb Sufix Advance mono. I used a Northland Slip Float above an 1/8oz egg sinker and swivel. The business end was a 1/16oz Northland Fireball jig in Firetiger color topped with a leech. I was using my Hummingbird mega live and pitching right to them!
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Hair Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
56°
Found some walleyes up shallow in the morning near rocky points with sand nearby. Cast and slowly retrieve a black hair jig over the tops of the rocks.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
70°
Pitching jigs in and along boulder piles.
CaptainDave
Bronze Ambassador
5/25/23
Species
Yellow PerchSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Vertical Jigging 10-19'
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
58°
Good percentage of keepers (8.5" - 11") perch.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Bluegill
These funky, post spawn, northern strain largemouth tend to get nomadic immediately after the spawn and chase Gills and Crappie near their spawning areas. Choosing baits that mimic these forages and covering water are the key to success on this body of water.
Alex Yang
Bronze Ambassador
6/3/23
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Hair Jigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
72°
Found fish in 10fow with rocks and boulders. Long casts were key with a slow retrieve. The bite was decent until the wind died down.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
74°
We were finding bass in 2-4 feet of water on grassy flats. Mostly submerged vegetation with a few lily pads mixed in. A Berkley Maxscent general texas rigged weightless got the bigger fish to eat. The Keitech swimbait got more bites with a lot of 10-15” bass. The worm got bass up to 3 lbs. by using a twitch twitch pause retrieve. I heard from other anglers the same story. Lots of shallow bass but not many big ones.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Minnows
The memorial weekend brought tougher than normal fishing conditions to Leech Lake. Fish were few and far between but when you found one, more were stacked in. Burning a swim jig or chatter bait in shallow reed beds around 1-2' would get bits. Additionally, if you could find any bait specifically shiners, the bigger the fish would be. Black and blue tipped with a keitech fat swing impact 3.8" in Alewife seemed to be the only color they would bite.
