Mountain Island Lake

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: May 14, 2025

Species

Spotted Bass

Season

Summer (Current)

27 Fishing Reports

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Top Techniques Reported for Spotted Bass + Summer

Hard Topwater (Walking)
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Finesse Jigs
1
Structure Jigs
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Spotted Bass4 Reports
Largemouth Bass3 Reports
Striped Bass1 Report

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27 Reports on Mountain Island Lake

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Tin Ngou
Gold Ambassador
6/14/23
- Species
  Striped Bass
- Season
  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.
Brad Scott
Gold Ambassador
6/10/23
- Species
  Spotted Bass
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Finesse Jigs
- Structure
  Ledges
- Forage
  Shad
This technique is a little bit tricky, because it does require you to know where the ledge is and it helps to know if there are fish suspended on the ledge. But if you make casts parallel with the ledge, and let the bait fall while slowly reeling. Throw in some rod twitching and jerkin, those suspended bass will eat.
Tin Ngou
Gold Ambassador
6/5/23
- Species
  Spotted Bass
- Season
  Spring (Post-Spawn)
- Technique
  Topwater Popping
- Structure
  Baitfish
Went out early in the morning right around sunrise targeting schooling bass that were chasing small shad on the surface. Using the Megabass PopMax was the perfect imitation of the shad that they were feeding on. I was using a 7’1 M St. Croix Mojo Bass spinning rod with a 2500 Daiwa Ballistic MQ to make long casts to reach the fish easier. I had the reel spooled up with 15lb braid and 2.5 ft of 12lb mono leader. I would say the water temp was around 72 degrees all morning with about 5-6 ft of water clarity. Majority of my bites that day were casting to areas where I seen fish on the surface feeding on shad. Only a couple of fish were caught blind casting around.