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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Minnows
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
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Rip Rap
Tuesday, April 12, 2022 Water temp 55 – 59 Low tide at 10:30 Launched solo at Smallwood SP around 0700. Slight drizzle expected. Headed to the Occoquan Bay. Donned rain gear. Started on the left side going in just past the first secondary point throwing 3” Largo shad swimbait on a ¼ oz ball head jig. Caught 4 LM in the 1 ½ - 2 lb range. All between the secondary to the kayak ramp. Headed back into the river. Fairly deep back there with steep cliff faced side. No bait and no hits back here. Too early. Need blade baits later in the year. Headed back to that left side and picked up another LM at the kayak ramp. The sun came out and so did the boats. Headed back across the river to the rip rap just north of the Mattawoman. No action here as the tide was just starting to head out. Went to the first cove on the north side and picked up 2 LM on a firetiger trap. These were off shore 30 – 40 yards. Headed across to the gravel bank and caught 1 LM on a C-rig with a green pumpkin lizard. Called it a day around 1pm. 8 largemouth total.
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
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
65°
Dropshot, wacky, and freerig all produced on grass flats. Moving baits were not productive for me.
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.
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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
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
She was hiding behind a boulder.
