Mountain Island Lake
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Species
Spotted BassSeason
Mountain Island Lake Overview
Top Techniques Reported for Spotted Bass + Summer
- Hard Topwater (Walking)2
- Finesse Jigs1
- Structure Jigs1
Largemouth Bass4 Reports
Spotted Bass4 Reports
Striped Bass1 Report
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Fishing Reports
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
77°
Species
Striped BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Dam
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
73°
I went out to a local dam early in the morning targeting stripers, hybrids and bass. I had most of my success throwing the Megabass Vision 110 jerkbait in Mat Shad because the water was fairly clear. I was throwing this on a 7’1" St. Croix Mojo Bass MH spinning rod with a 4000 Shimano Stradic spooled with 15lb braid. I caught most of my fish working the jerkbait really fast. There is almost no pause to the jerking action. The wind was blowing around 10mph which is fairly high there. After around 10am the bit really slowed down.
Species
Spotted BassSeason
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.
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