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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
57°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Jerkbaits
Structure
Docks
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
62°
I was twitching the jerk minnow very fast up to fish that I could see then when it got close to them I would kill it and let it fall right in front of them. They would either eat it on the fall or on the first twitch after I let it hit the bottom.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Humps
Water Temperature
52°
Found several nice smallies on the top of humps at Shackleton Shoals - the biggest over 5lbs. The fish were not incredibly active, so a lift and drop alternated with a slow retrieve was most effective at enticing bites. Depths of 6-11' were most effective, especially where rocks were present.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
54°
Started out the day on shallow flats in 4-6ft of water with swimbaits looking for prespawners feeding up like we had found them the past few weeks. Found a few fish that way, but had our best success in about 9ft of water around rock. slowly working jigs and a ned rig. Not a ton of bass (8 total) but the right ones. Finished the day with a 20.1lb bag for the best 5 with everything over 3.2lbs.. After the sun came up we saw at least 15 fish on beds, but that is not my deal so we moved on.
Z-Man TRD CrawZ Watermelon Red / 2 1/2"
Out of Stock
PowerPro Spectra Braid 40lb / Moss Green
Out of Stock
Sunline Super FC Sniper 12lb / 200 Yards
Out of Stock
Daiwa BG Spinning Reel - EOL 3000 / 5.6:1
Out of Stock
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Humps
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
68°
Need rigging on the down slope of humps where rocks and weeds met produced solid smallies across the bay immediately outside of South bay State launch.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Hair Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
68°
Snapping and dragging bucktails (black, black/purple, black/blue) through weeds and weed edges produced several nice fish. Fish ranged in depth from 7' to 14'. All fish were caught in the bay outside of the South Bay state boat launch.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
74°
Leaving the dock at Southshore at about 7am, I worked weed edges just outside of the launch area in 8-12' of water. A light wind out of the west allowed me to drift along edges and use a mixture of drop shots and ned rigs to land several 4+ lbs bass. Most of the successful weed edges were those closest to rocks, and every fish caught was spitting out crawfish pieces when I netted them. Zman products in "the deal" were the most effective color on this day. The best 5 fish weighed in at 19.7 lbs - overall a good day.
Species
Yellow PerchSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
74°
Large perch were cruising around weed edges in 8-10' feeding on crawfish where weeds and rocks met. The Zman TRD CrawZ did a great job of getting the hits. Drifting along weed edges produced several perch over 11".
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Live Bait Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
74°
Hit the water early searching for weeds in depths below 12'. I found good weed growth in 8-11' and used side scan to identify clear breaks. Using locally made casting weights and The Hammer worm harnesses I found some cooperative walleye just after sunrise. There was a very light wind when the bite began, and as soon as it died down, it was over.
