Merrill Creek Reservoir
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Merrill Creek Reservoir Fishing Reports
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonWinterStructurePointsWent out late morning/early afternoon for about 5 hrs. Fished fast tapering point in water from 4 ft to 20 ft. Fish seemed to be in that range. Used finesse football jigs and small chunk. Dragging the jig from deeper to shallow produced the most fish. All in all a great day for late fall.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonFallStructureHumps
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TroutTechniqueTrolling Shallow (0-9')SeasonSummerStructureBouldersGood rainbow trout
Jason Beck FishingBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureRock PileWhere finding fish in 12-15 feet of water around brush piles. Mixing up between the different Flat worms but the goby was the hot color.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureStumps
I used ned roboworms to catch smallmouth and largemouth bass. Lake is deep and clear, offshore structures are the ticket
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureRock Pile
Today my buddy and I fished the lake for around 8 hours. We were each able to catch 3 bass a piece, a mixtures of smallmouth and largemouth. Most fish being between 13-16 inches but once largemouth was 18.5". All the fish were caught in a depth of 15-25 foot of water. They were caught on multiple different structures. Rocks, grass, and trees. We used out fish finders to scan for any abnormal bottom compositions that had fish on it. I caught one on a dropshot using a flat worm, a jig, and a Alabama rig. This lake can be very tough in the summer so I am happy with our results from the day.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureBoulders
Late May the Smallies will go on bed and you will be able to catch a ton of big smallmouth bass. They will spawn anywhere from 1 foot to 10 foot. The lake being ultra clear makes it easy to see the beds especially in sunny calm days. Throwing a ned rig on the bed of the smallmouth will agitate the smallmouth into biting. Usually there is a "hotspot" on the bed. It may take awhile to catch each fish but each fish is different. A drop shot is another great way to catch them on beds too. Bed fishing is a great time to catch big fish, take a picture, and release them. They will go right back to their bed like nothing happened.
- SpeciesTroutTechniqueLipless CrankbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBaitfish
A buddy and I headed out in our kayaks to go after to lake trout using forward facing sonar (livescope). We found lake trout in 80-120 foot roaming 50-80 foot below the surface using rattletraps and blade baits they would come up and destroy the baits. We hooked up on around 5 each but some came off. Super fun day!
