MacKenzie Reservoir

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Dec 12, 2025

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Largemouth Bass

Season

Ice (Current)

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Fishing Reports

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GritJ
Silver Ambassador
6/3/23
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Season
  Spring (Post-Spawn)
- Technique
  Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
- Structure
  Matted Grass
- Forage
  Bluegill
I went to Mackenzie Reservoir the day after it had rained and the fish were biting like crazy. The main bait of choice was the Megabass Hazedong Shad in Green Pumpkin on an Okashira jighead fished slower than usual. Other techniques that worked were 3” Texas Rigged Senkos and 4” Wacky Rigged Senkos in the green pumpkin w/ black flake color. Best areas to fish were near the grass lines and out in open water. The fish were very active so casting in the areas where blowups were happening on the top of the water caught me some fish as well. I caught 12 Largemouth and 1 Crappie with the biggest bass being 2lb 7oz.
GritJ
Silver Ambassador
7/9/23
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Grass Jigs
- Structure
  Rock Pile
- Forage
  Bluegill
Went to Mackenzie Reservoir to try Jigs for the first time. Definitely something I have to work better at although I did have some success. The best spot to throw a jig here is just off the south side of the road splitting the reservoir in half. Lots of rocks to pop jigs off of as well as plants to provide structure for the bass. Black/Blue and any form of Green/Brown Jig is all you need and you can mix/match the trailer colors. With the Chigger Craws I would bite off 1/3 of an inch before putting it on the hook. I ended up with 3 fish on jigs.
GritJ
Silver Ambassador
7/3/23
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
- Structure
  Submerged Vegetation
- Forage
  Bluegill
I went to Mackenzie Reservoir at sunrise and started with moving baits in the areas with open water and just a bit of submerged vegetation. The bite started off good with the Hazedong Shad swimbait on the Okashira screwhead. I really like the action with the propellers on the Okashira. I then switched over to a Texas Rigged D bomb in the Super Bug color with a 1/4 oz flipping weight. I fished the D bomb in the areas with heavy matted grass. I highly recommend using a medium heavy rod with 30-40lb braid to a 15-20lb fluorocarbon leader, otherwise you risk losing the fish and your lures/line. Ended up with 5 bass in about 2 hours.