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5/12/24
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
67°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
68°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
65°
Yum Dinger Worm 5" Green Pumpkin / 5"
Out of Stock
VMC Neko Hook 1/0 / 25 Pack
Out of Stock
VMC RedLine Series Weedless Wacky Neko Hook 1/0
Out of Stock
VMC Crossover Ring 10pk Black / 5mm
Out of Stock
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
62°
Rising muddy water. Water temps in the high 50s low 60s. Visibility 0 to 2 feet. Casting an underspin jig with keitech 3.8 fat swing swimbait with the tail dipped in red spike it to current seams along the bank.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
71°
Chatterbait got the bites but when it slowed down, swim jigs and wacky rigs produced fish.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
70°
5 fish total out of the Potomac today. Bite was tough and all we caught were dinks. Wacky rigged senkos we’re the “hot bait”. Tried t-rigged senkos, chatterbait, crank baits, and spinners. All 5 were caught wacky rigged.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Jerkbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
69°
The fish were chasing fry up on the downriver side of islands in the river channel. Cast a weightless soft jerkbait and retrieve with aggressive jerks.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Docks
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
65°
Rainy and overcast, I expected a moving bait bite, but was unable to generate anything on spinnerbait, crank bait, or buzz bait. Got one hit on a wacky rig and caught one 3# on drop shot, both near dock pilings. Others I talked to had similar results.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
75°
Fished the Potomac river near the mouth of the Monocacy river. Fish were stacked in the eddy at the tail of main river islands chasing fry.
