Opechee Bay Reservoir
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Current)
Opechee Bay Reservoir Overview
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Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Spring
- Hard Topwater (Prop)1
- Ned Rigs1
- Wacky Rigs1
Total Fishing Reports
8
Top Species Reported for Spring
- Smallmouth Bass3 Reports
Panfish / Bluegill2 Reports
Largemouth Bass1 Report
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Prop
Structure
Points
Forage
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Near shore water temps in mid fifties triggered buck smallmouths to start bed-making ritual with the occasional larger females to cruise area for food and check out spawning sites. Most of the visible beds were next to rocks, wood or any available hard cover. A few males caught using either 4" senkos or 1/10 oz Ned head with TRD-type worm (any light green/watermelon color seemed to work). For the larger female, it took switching to a larger baby bass colored 5" wacky-rigged senko cast well in front of her path to draw her attention and ultimately to bite.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Topwater Prop
Structure
Points
Forage
Minnows
Stopped at one of several bank spots I fish around Opechee with a small secondary point, scattered rocks, submerged weeds, a couple of docks and some overhanging brush all within casting distance. Cast Whopper Plopper out across the end of the point working back with a slow but steady retrieve. About a third of the way back, a v--wake came at the plopper from the opposite side of the point blowing up on the bait as it closed in. It appears the nice chunk largemouth in the photo wasn't going to be denied. Also had a couple of smaller fish wack at the plopper on subsequent casts but no other connections of topwater this trip.
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