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Species
Northern PikeSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
61°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
61°
Slightly slower than my usual crank bait retrieve, but after thinking about my day of fishing... I'm wondering if I would have gotten better results if I had fished faster. Varied intervals of retrieval with occasional pops over the weed beds and holes in the weed beds
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bobbers
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Reeds
Water Temperature
65°
Fishing along cattail edges
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
66°
Key bait was the lipless crankbait. All fish were caught in a weed line in 6-9’ of water. A mix of largemouth and northern pike throughout the day. Caught near 50 fish in the 7 hours I was out.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
63°
Fish the weed beds between 5 & 13 feet deep. No need to Texas rig the TRD or use a weed guard on your Ned. If you alternate between dragging and hopping the Ned, vegetation is still sparse enough where you can work it through gently without getting snagged up and dragging weeds back to the boat. If you do this you’ll catch some little baby bass, some sunnies, and some decent sized bass too! Give it a try, keep your lines tight, and good luck!
Moua Yang
Bronze Ambassador
5/18/24
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Crawfish
Fish through and around reeds
HCPA Bass Fishing Team
Bronze Ambassador
4/26/23
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bobbers
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
42°
The HCPA Team was out practicing at White Bear Lake today, fishing for Crappies. We were there from 4pm to around 6pm. We did not catch any Crappie but we did catch a few Northerns. The Crappies seem to still be staging and has not fully committed to spawn yet.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
64°
Fish were shallow. Found fish in weeds, under docks and lay downs. Go out and cast on anything shallow. Top Water whopper plopper and Jackhammer were catching them also.
