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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Ledges
Water Temperature
59°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Grass Jigs
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
58°
Report is for May 11, Fishing Opener. Weather was mostly clear, high pressure. Water temps between 56 all the way up to 65 later in the day up shallow. I got out scouting some new tourney lakes for me. Fish weren't quite as up shallow as I would have expected. Some of it I attributed to the high pressure system that rolled through Friday night. Overall scouting I caught and saw plenty, but no bigguns. Ran the trolling motor about 2 speeds higher than I normally would have to try to see more water. Fish were really out on the deeper edge of reeds, caught a few on an All Terrain jig with craw, half ounce. Also caught some early on topwater. Overall a good day of scouting!
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4/2/23
Species
Yellow PerchSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Jigs
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
33°
Got out on the hard water for probably the last time driving, that is, it was the last hoorah for the truck! Found nice perch and bluegills, but they were on the move! The night before, we had rain and a blizzard, the weather sure changes fast here in Minnesota! We originally started fishing in 13-14 feet of water, and soon found the fish were moving up into shallower depths, most of the hottest bites and larger panfish came from 5-7 feet of water. It was a 42 degree day with the barometer sitting at 30.01, the fish were extremely active, on the move, we had to hole hop to keep up with them. Once on a school, you could pull 3-5 fish from a hole and then they were on the move again! Small jigs with waxworms and Kenders K-Rips were used, all were wonderbread colored, besides the Rattlin’ Flyer spoon, that was orange and gold, however, based on their ferocity and hunger that day, I would guess that they would hit just about anything that resembled an insect or minnow or fry. Large predators were also present that day, moving the panfish around, as we saw multiple pike chase them on the Garmin Live Scope. The panfish were not hindered however, and would continue hitting after pike took breaks in between feeding. Matching the forage is key, we know that the panfish there were feeding on aquatic insects and fry, many right up under the ice, they were no longer hugging the bottom. If you’ve never ice fished shallow, especially at the end of the ice season you’re missing out, they move up to the water that is now warming at a faster rate and following the forage! Having panfish slam your lure as it passes the bottom of the ice hole is some of the most fun fishing you could experience. They’ll hit before you even see your bait clear the hole on electronics! The ice was gone just 2 weeks later. Match the hatch, follow the forage and enjoy your time on the water! Good luck out there!
Species
CrappieSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Jigs
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Minnows
Fished the community holes on west rush, found fish from middle column down to bottom of lake. Crappies ranged from 10-11” with. Few 12’s mixed in. Ice ranged 20” with approximately 14” of clear ice and 6-7” of white ice. Lot of snow on top of ice. One road is plowed on West Rush. Wont be long until open water season so trek lightly and cautiously during this late season. Pinhead minnows worked well tipped with minnow head or plain. Also any plastics seems to work as well. No sweet to get them to bite, they are hungry and fattening up for spawning season, so remember to let the big girls go.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
66°
Bass were on beds and cruising around emergent reeds in 3-4ft of water. Weightless rigged Berkley General on reed points, inside corners and edges got huge bites. Fish were concentrated in and around the reeds. Crappies also on beds in the reeds. Small 1/32oz jighead with small minnow plastics cast into openings and slowly jigged back. Sight fishing also worked great for crappies on beds. Another option is a cane pole and dropping a crappie jig into clumps of reeds.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
75°
Deep docks on the east shore
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Vertical Jigging 0-9'
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Minnows
Search around points and humps at 10-12 feet deep. Using a slip bobber, find the weed edge and go to about 4-5 feet deep. Pink headed jig with a white body seems to be key. Weight is 1/32 oz to 1/16 oz for the jig. With this heat, the lake is starting it's algae bloom, so bright colors that contrast the green algae is something to think about. Pink and white color combos are a go to. Mini Mite for the win.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Points
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
71°
