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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
60°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Popping
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
58°
I only had about an hour to fish on the morning of the MN Fishing Opener. I went right to the river mouth on the NW of the lake and was rewarded with some top water action after losing a couple of really nice sized bass on the Chatterbait EVO. The bass I got on the Shower Blows were one to two pounds with a couple of bigger fish that swirled, but didn’t hook up. I hated to leave with fish biting, but I had things to do.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
66°
I fished for six hours this trip until dark. I caught 48 bass total in 1’ to 4’ of water. Nothing bigger than 2 1/2lbs. Most of them came on the Houdini colored Z-Man Turbo FattyZ. But I did pick up more than a dozen on the 105 size Shower Blow. I also got a few on a Terminator Poppin Frog. Fun night, a bunch of bites. The only thing lacking was 3 plus pound fish, which is rare on this lake if I’m catching so many.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
72°
I went out fishing with my brother in the evening. We both got a few one to two pound bass. He on the Sexy Frog and me on the ToadZ. My brother got big bass of the night a 4lb/19.5” bucket. All bass were caught in the reeds or reeds with pads.
Species
Panfish / BluegillSeason
Summer
Technique
Bobbers
Structure
Lily Pads
Water Temperature
78°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Bluegill
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Bluegill
I spent a good hour plus in a productive area, but the fish weren’t interested in my frogs and toads. I then spent a couple hours trying some deeper rock and didn’t get bit. I went back into the reeds and hit pay dirt with the Terminator Poppin Frog, KVD Sexy Frog, and Z-Man Billy Goat. Unfortunately, I missed some quality bites as well. I ended the trip finding a school of quality bass that had reconstituted itself on a particular rice edge that we crushed them on in July until we had fished them out and disbursed the school. They were back schooled up there today. My best six between Platte and Sullivan weighed just under 17lbs.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
74°
I got all of my bites in the final 45-minutes of daylight. I went 5/5 on landing these frog bites. Pad clumps in rice or reeds was the deal. It is a great feeling when you hit your cast in the junk and you think to yourself; if one’s there I’m getting blown up and then it happens. That happened on the first bass of the night.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
66°
I tried to make a frog work, but the bass just weren’t having it this morning. I got outside of the slop and started throwing the Turbo FattyZ and quickly hooked up on back to back Platte Lake Specials. It was steady action for bass and pike for the next couple of hours on the TF. I kept trying a frog. I think the dropping water temp had them too sluggish too bite topwater this morning. I fished for over six hours and caught 15 bass and 16 pike. I wasn’t very sharp and lost probably another dozen fish. My biggest bass was over 4lbs and my biggest pike was 28”.
