Wabash River

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Jun 9, 2025

Species

Smallmouth Bass

Season

Spring (Current)

11 Fishing Reports

6 Followers

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Finesse Jigs
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Hard Jerkbaits
1
Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)
1

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Greg Thomas
Gold Ambassador
6/6/25
- Species
  Smallmouth Bass
- Season
  Spring (Post-Spawn)
- Technique
  Finesse Jigs
- Structure
  Pilings
- Forage
  Crawfish
- Water Temperature
  33°
Dead of Winter. Fish are not chasing. Anything. Find still water and structure on the north bank of the river with relatively deep areas and you have yourself a potential winter hole. Black finesse jigs excel for me in winter and the Like Clausen finesse jig is as good as they come. Great line tie, great hook, the right skirt. It’s perfect. I have found that smallmouth respond very well to scented baits. The power chunk has a do nothing action and the right profile for what I’m trying to imitate. LOVE THIS JIG & PIG! So did this 19.25” river brute. I put it next to the piling and never moved it. I barely felt the line moving. Set the hook and thought I was snagged.
Greg Thomas
Gold Ambassador
3/7/24
- Species
  Smallmouth Bass
- Season
  Spring (Pre-Spawn)
- Technique
  Hard Jerkbaits
- Structure
  Rock Pile
- Forage
  Shad
- Water Temperature
  48°
Smallimouth are currently feeding around hard cover. The baitfish and shad are up shallow. The fish are past the drop looking up and aggressively feeding. Looks for rip rap bank or isolated rock cover in slack water with deep water adjacent to it. The Lucky craft pointer series has a great dart and rolling action. It suspends perfectly. The small size of the 78 imitates the small baitfish they are feeding on very well.
Greg Thomas
Gold Ambassador
3/6/24
- Species
  Smallmouth Bass
- Season
  Spring (Pre-Spawn)
- Technique
  Finesse Jigs
- Structure
  Pilings
- Forage
  Crawfish
Crawfish are starting to get active. Target the eddy's behind pilings. The bass are in deep water looking up at the bank for crawfish entering the water. Cast shallow and work towards the deep water. Slow drags util you hit a rock, then a slight pop, then let us sit for a few seconds and repeat. The bite can be very light so a sensitive rod and braid to leader connection helps a lot. I like. 7’ med/ fast or extra fast spinning rod for this. 12lb braid to a 10lb fluorocarbon leader is my preferred setup. Good luck out there.