Mountain Island Lake
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Mountain Island Lake Overview
Top Techniques Reported for Largemouth Bass + Summer
- Football Jigs1
- Hard Jerkbaits1
- Hard Topwater (Walking)1
Largemouth Bass3 Reports
Spotted Bass3 Reports
Striped Bass1 Report
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Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Species
Spotted Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Topwater bites are happening all day long on Mt. Island, twitching a hard walking bait around/over the laydowns will produce some vicious topwater strikes. Once the sun tops the trees, small swimbaits on deep water main lake points & humps will fire up the school long enough to catch a few on topwater.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
77°
Today was hot, sunny, and clear skies. Luckily I went out around sunrise before it got too hot. When I first got there I saw some shad being chased around some boulders that were in 6-9ft of water. For most of the morning, I targeted these boulders with the megabass vision 110 in matt shad. I like the matt shad early in the morning and in clear water. I was throwing this jerkbait on my st croix mojo bass 7’1 mh spinning with a shimano stradic 4000. I had 15lb braid to 12lb mono leader. I also used a snap for jerkbait fishing because it allows the bait to move more freely and it’s easier to change colors when I need to. With the water being so warm, the fish were very active in the morning so I was working the jerkbait really fast. I had little to no pauses in between every jerk. As the day went on, the bite got slower because it got hotter and windier. Also I didn’t see any more shad being chase after around 9:30am.
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