Opechee Bay Reservoir
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Opechee Bay Reservoir Overview
Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Spring
- Hard Topwater (Prop)1
- Ned Rigs1
- Wacky Rigs1
- Smallmouth Bass3 Reports
- Panfish / Bluegill2 Reports
- Largemouth Bass1 Report
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Opechee Bay Reservoir Fishing Reports
8 Reports on Opechee Bay Reservoir
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Prop
Structure
Points
Forage
Perch
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Crawfish
Fish hard bottom areas in 2 to 10 feet with scattered rock/boulders and rock piles using Ned rigs (Coppertreuse, any variety of green & the Deal) then vary retrieve from swimming, hopping, dragging to dead stick to see what the bass want.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
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.
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