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Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpecies
WalleyeTechniqueBobbersSeasonSummerStructureOpen Water/BasinIt was a tough bite but did ok with a bobber and leech. Also caught one on a drop shot and a worm
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSummerStructureRock PileFish were hard to come by but managed to grab a few nice ones fishing rock offshore. Swim jigs fished slowly, bouncing off the rock worked best. Could not get a fish to bite the drop shot or a ned rig.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSummerStructureBoulders
8-10 FOW slow crawled along bottom.
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHover/Mid-StrollingSeasonSummerStructureReefFish are very very hard to get to eat right now. Gotta cover a ton of water to get bit. It seems like throwin a minnow on their head works best. Also getting bit on drop shotted tumble weeds as well. Can still catch em this time of year. But definitely much harder. TIGHT LINES!!
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHover/Mid-StrollingSeasonSummerStructureReefFish are in a weird postspawn stage now. And for the most part they want nothing to do with your bait. Though if you happen to run across a feeding window hold on cause it's wild. That's what I ran across this morning and fish were coming 10+ feet off bottom to eat my bait. One of the craziest things i've ever experienced. Caught a ton of fish on that scoping setup and I've had a really hard time doing that out here so it works. Also spending some time working shallow breaks with topwater which doesn't produce many bites but they are quality when you get one.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Walking)SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureRock Pile
Found a good bite on a glass calm day walking the dog over 4-10 foot reefs.
Connor SavardBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureBouldersDropshotting isolated boulders off of main lake reefs
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureBoulders
The bigger 5lb girls were out deeper in the 14-16 ft areas where eel grass met rocks not far off from giant boulders. Here drop shot was effective, however a slow grind. For more aggressive action from smaller fish between 1-3 lbs, moved in shallow between 4-8 ft around the rocks throwing a smaller jig with craw legs.
