Alder Lake
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Alder Lake Overview
Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Spring
- Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)2
- Drop Shot1
- Medium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')1
- Tubes1
- Smallmouth Bass5 Reports
- Largemouth Bass1 Report
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14 Reports on Alder Lake
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Crawfish
My tournament partner and I landed 19 smallmouth. We weighed-in 5 fish each all between 1-3 pounds. Had success with crank bait, Senko, spinnerbait, drop-shot, Tokyo rig and Ned rig.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Rock Pile
Water Temperature
42°
Bite window was really short for us, caught 3 fish in 30 min and after that we didn’t catch another fish for the rest of the day, water temp was 42, bite should pick up in a couple weeks once it starts to warm up a bit
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