Merrill Creek Reservoir
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Merrill Creek Reservoir Fishing Reports
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TroutTechniqueTrolling Shallow (0-9')SeasonSummerStructureBouldersGood rainbow trout
- 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!
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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.
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SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructurePointsSlow bite today. Largest fish was 14 1/2" Fish came on a Sammy's Baits vision 110 style in rainbow trout pattern.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureRock Pile
Fishing shallow I found quite a few smallmouth spawning. Using a dropshot I was able to cast onto the bed and let the bait do the work!
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructurePoints
Texas rigged over rocks. Twitching back to the yak
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonFallStructureHumps
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureRock Pile
Bass are moving shallow, I target Smallmouth bass using Ned heads with Zman in green pumpkin and black and Berkley small 4" worms in motoroil and black.
