Spirit Lake (8)
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Spirit Lake (8) Fishing Reports
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Largemouth BassTechniqueStructure JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureReedsOuting was for May 3rd. Overall a bluebird day with almost no wind, with high in the 70s. Water temps were from 55 to 63. Key was finding the warm water. Fish were moving up into the cattails and reeds slowly as the water warmed up. Caught fish on jigs, soft plastics, and frogs. Frogs were hot in the mid afternoon with the warming water. Overall, we caught about 20 fish, with the big being 19 inches and super chubby. Most bass were in the 12 to 14 inch range, the bigguns must be just about ready to come up.
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WalleyeTechniqueBobbersSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureRock PileSlip bobber in 12fow. Leech and fireball jig was the ticket.
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CatfishTechniqueBobbersSeasonSummerStructureDocksUsing bobbers with leaches
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureReeds
Found bass in the reeds. I was flipping the outside edge and caught a few 3#ers. Started flipping deeper in the reeds and noticed a few beds with bass on them. I never got them to go. I also got a bonus first ever musky flipping the reeds.
SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureRock PileCast and retrieve along rock piles. With the occasional pause.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueWacky RigsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureReeds
Fished day 2 of the All American Kayak Series on Big Spirit. Fish were pulling up to spawn and were looking to make beds in the reeds. Wacky rig and a custom colored bladed jig was the ticket to filling my limit of 83.25''
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureRock PileThe smallmouth have moved up into the bay on the NE side of the lake to spawn. Look for the gravel bars in 8-10 FOW and look for cruising schools of fish. Slow dragging a NED rig along the rock/sand transitions and on top of the gravel bars will produce strikes.
- SpeciesLargemouth BassTechniqueBuzzbaitsSeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureSubmerged Vegetation
Bass were staged in 8-10'. Running buzzbaot over submerged veggitation worked very well.
