Youghiogheny River Lake
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Youghiogheny River Lake Fishing Reports
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueTubesSeasonFallStructureRiver Channels - SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueFootball JigsSeasonFallStructureBoulders
Found fish Friday using a football head jig in Alabama craw color also used a xzone craw in green pumpkin had a blast running around catching smallmouth. Was prefishing for a club tournament. I also caught them using a drop shot. Saturday for the tournament I could only catch 3 fish the day was way different than the previous all three were caught using a drop shot with a berkley max scent flat worm. Here are a couple three pounders.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueBladed JigsSeasonFallStructureRiver Channels
going up the river and casting upstream with a chatterbait brought in some very solid fish. also found success throwing a jig to any cover found in a current seam
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Panfish / BluegillTechniqueLive Bait RigsSeasonSummerStructureDam- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueFinesse JigsSeasonSummerStructureLedges
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureBouldersCaught this smallmouth by letting the ned rig drift in a current slack behind a boulder after missing a strike on the Squarebill crankbait. This was in the river below the lake. You can choose different colors based on the water clarity that day, but I recommend any of the natural craw or minnow imitation colors for clear water applications like this.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonSpring (Post-Spawn)StructureBoulders
This smallie was caught below the Youghiogheny River Lake in the river. I threw the Squarebill upstream and bounced it off of boulders, throwing in some pauses. The smallmouth bass would come out from behind these big rocks and crush it.
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSummerStructurePointsCraws were the pattern to match. Anywhere on shallower points close to deep water, dragging and hoping a Rapala Ned BLT caught em. If baitfish was around, switch to a drop shot with a flat worm or a Ned BLT and could get bit.
