Rainy Lake
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Season
Rainy Lake Overview
Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Summer
- Hard Topwater (Popping)2
- Hard Topwater (Walking)1
Walleye7 Reports
Smallmouth Bass3 Reports
Crappie2 Reports
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Species
Crappie
Season
Fall
Technique
Vertical Jigging 20'+
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Insects
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Topwater Popping
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
The smallies were set up next to the big boulders close to shore. They were anywhere between 2-6 feet of water. Where the banks were steeper was normally the better fishing. The sexy dawg was a great bait for finding where they were set up, but when i wanted to pic apart a spot i would grab the popper. They ranged in size between 1-4 lbs. with my best five going around 15 lbs. The bigger fish came off of the sexy dawg but i caught by far more on the splasher popper.
Species
Crappie
Season
Summer
Technique
Vertical Jigging 20'+
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
76°
Most of the crappie were found at the thermocline
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