Sturgeon Bay
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Current)
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Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Spring
- Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)15
- Finesse Hair Jigs7
- Hard Jerkbaits6
- Tubes6
- Drop Shot5
Total Fishing Reports
66
Top Species Reported for Spring
- Smallmouth Bass47 Reports
Walleye1 Report
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Rock Pile
Water Temperature
46°
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
44°
Lethargic prespawn early spring would only eat a jerk bait after a long pause. Rock flats in 8-10 feet produced some good fish up to 4lbs. Also got some bits dragging tubes.
John Reim
Bronze Ambassador
4/30/23
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Boulders
Water Temperature
46°
Group of 10 guys in 4 boats fishing Sturgeon, Little Sturgeon, and Sand Bay area for 4 straight days 4/24-4/28. Smallmouth are scattered, not concentrated in any one area to speak of. Action was slow, however the fish we did manage to catch were absolute toads, fattened up getting ready to spawn. Wind played a key role, as calm conditions did not seem to produce much at all. The hot bait was a 3" Keitech Easy Shiner swim bait on a 1/8 oz jig head. Painfully slow retrieve, just enough to keep from getting hung up on bottom. Small swimbaits produced best, followed by tubes, neds, and hair jigs. Picked up several bonus Walleye while casting for smallies. We ran up North one morning to Egg Harbor, saw some fish, however the water temps up there are still below 40, and the fish were not feeding at all due to the cold water. The week prior temps were in the 70's and down into the 30's and 40's the week we were there. Some steady warmer weather should really lock them in and improve the fishing in the next couple of weeks.
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