Merrill Creek Reservoir
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Largemouth BassTechniqueShakey HeadsSeasonSummerStructureBrush PilesCaught a 5 lber and a 3 lber on a shakey head today in about 10 feet.
Zach BrodeurBronze AmbassadorSpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueShakey HeadsSeasonSummerStructureLaydownsHad the most success pitching a shakey head in less than 5ft of water around lay downs for largemouth. Was also able to target largemouth in 15ft of water suspending over grass using LiveScope. A lighter presentation got more bites - 1/16 oz jighead worked best. Picked up a few more bites dragging a worm offshore around brush piles. The bite was hot in the morning and slowed down as it heated up.
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueDamiki RigSeasonSummerStructureBaitfishTook 7th in the Topwater Basser’s Annual Open Buddy on July 6th. Found success throwing the FF Sonar Minnow for smallmouth chasing baitfish in 30ft of water. Also caught a few largemouth throwing the FF minnow over grass with a quick retrieve.
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureBouldersMy buddy and I headed out on the kayaks to do some bass fishing. We fished most of the lake and found some areas still had spawning smallmouth bass. We used dropshots and ned rigs. Casting them onto the beds from a ways away. Using an anchor to keep us still and polarized sunglasses so we could see the fish. We would cast repeatedly until you would find the "Hot" spot on the fish's "bed". Sometime they would eat it right away other times you had to let the bait sit and shake the rod to vibrate the bait to get them to eat. A great day with quite a few fish caught some being over 19' all immediately released back to the beds unharmed.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureBoulders
Hit rocks between 15-25 feet work from shore line.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueStructure JigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureRock Pile
I fished rock piles and rip rap shallow dragging a jig and was able to catch a lot of smallmouth bass.
- 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.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructurePoints
Texas rigged over rocks. Twitching back to the yak
