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Northern PikeTechniqueHard Topwater (Prop)SeasonFallStructureSubmerged VegetationThe pike were dialed in on the Whopper Plopper 90 Bone color. I had 2 hours of PIKE MAYHEM! Incredible strikes and fish jumping out of the water at the lure. After 2 hours of being pounded by pike, the lure was missing 5 out 6 hooks. I switched up to a perch color whopper plopper and the action died off.
- SpeciesNorthern PikeTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonFallStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Casting in 6-8 feet of water just at the edge of weed line, also had some luck early with whopper popper style baits in white or bone
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Largemouth BassTechniqueGrass JigsSeasonSummerStructureDocksSep. 14th. Starting cloudy, cool, and calm - transitioned to sunny in the 80s with 10mph breeze by the afternoon. Very stained green water here, so needed to stay in the 6 ft or less range. More numbers could be caught near reeds, but the better size bass I caught skipping a jig under docks.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSummerStructureDocks
Decent dock bite for fish up to 3.5 pounds.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueFrogs/ToadsSeasonSummerStructureMatted Grass
Summer months and the frog bite was pretty good. This lake can be notorious for fishing shallow. Find any shallow cover in this lake; Lili pads, matted grass, reeds, wood. Throw your frog around this cover and don't be afraid to go super shallow. Cover a lot of water and if they are on the frog bite like this day it will be a fun time.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueSwim JigsSeasonSummerStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Fish cruising in 6-8ft of submerged vegetation. Even with dirty water, white seemed to trigger more and better bites. Frogs over shallow water (2-3ft) also triggered strikes.
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CrappieTechniqueTrolling Mid Depth (10-19')SeasonSummerStructureLedgesWe had overcast skies all day, barometric pressure was 30.01 and air temp fluctuates high 60’s to low 70s with an East wind at 5-10 mph. Crappie, perch, bluegill and bass were chasing and hitting the crawler harnesses at 2.5mph, for the first few hours out. The bite was hit and miss after 3 pm. Fish were predominantly staying around the 13 ft depth. Sometimes suspended at that depth when in deeper water but most wanted to sit on the bottom at 13-15 ft. Hammered Gold Colorado blades and orange beads were the ticket along with pink and purple beads, using an entire crawler. When passing over fish with bottom bouncer and crawler harness, if you “pump” the rod forward and then let bait drift back, you would most likely get hit on the next forward pull, this change in lure speed enticed the fish to chase and strike. - Brandon
- SpeciesNorthern PikeTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureHumps
"caught multiple on a roboworm in the morning sunrise color on dropshot and casting out to rock humps and near weed edges."
