Enemy Swim Lake

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Oct 3, 2023

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GFarmFishing

Gold Ambassador

5/9/22

Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Perch

The bite is on for all species. Due to 45 mph wind gusts we were unable to leave the bay but we found fish. The smallmouth are still out deep (probably on main lake rock piles), but the largemouth were plentiful. 7-10 feet deep you could see them swimming in and out of the grass on Livescope. Big white bass had moved up shallower on the flats (getting ready to spawn), and the pike were scattered throughout. The big largemouth are present if you can find them. I threw a variety of jerkbaits but the Rapala shadow rap deep worked the best. It has a slightly faster fall rate that was triggering reaction bites the second you’d pause the bait.

Hotbait

Rapala Shadow Rap Deep Jerkbait Yellow Perch / 4 3/8"

Out of Stock

Bronze Ambassador

9/19/21

Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Crawfish

Heavy swing heads maintaining bottom contact on rock piles and gravel flats were the key to catching good numbers of smallmouth. Fall bite is coming fast!

Hotbait

Picasso Lures Fantasy Swinger 2pk 3/4 oz / 4/0 / Green Pumpkin

Out of Stock

Strike King Rage Menace Grub Falcon Lake Craw / 3 1/2"

$6.99

GFarmFishing

Gold Ambassador

5/20/23

Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
54°

The SDBF High School State Championship went well. My boys won the event throwing jerkbaits on main lake points. The key of the day was to have a solid rotation. There were 3 points holding quality fish, and the schools would get active for 15 - 25 casts and shut off. Each pass the boys would catch one 3 - 4 lbs and go to the next point.

Hotbait

Rapala Shadow Rap Jerkbait Yellow Perch / 4 3/8"

$10.29

Jeston Hassler

Bronze Ambassador

5/22/23

Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill

Hotbait

6th Sense Divine Hybrid Jig - EOL 3/8 oz / Grass Mutant

Out of Stock

Jeston Hassler

Bronze Ambassador

5/25/23

Species
Crappie
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bobbers
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Insects

Slowly dragging and stopping small lures with a bobber.

Hotbait

Northland Fishing Tackle Fire-Fly Jig - EOL 1/32 oz / Bumble Bee

Out of Stock

Nate Hunhoff

Gold Ambassador

5/25/23

Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Tubes
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Crawfish

Water temp in the low 60s air temp in the high 60s. Got on a fun prespawn smalljaw bite cracking a tube on isolated boulders in 3-8ftow. Mixed in a jerkbait as well but the tube got more bites.

Hotbait

Howie's Tackle Shorty Tubes Green Pumpkin Purple Smoke / 2 1/2"

$5.99

Howie's Tackle Tube Jig 1/8 oz

$4.99

Howie's Tackle Tube Jig 3/16 oz

$4.99

Megabass Vision 110+1 Jr. Jerkbait French Pearl OB / 3 7/8"

$19.99

Megabass Vision 110+1 Jr. Jerkbait Mat Shad / 3 7/8"

$19.99

Howie's Tackle Shorty Tubes Dunlop's Special / 2 1/2"

Out of Stock

Katherine Field

Blue Ambassador

9/8/20

Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation

I had success catching smallmouth as well as my personal best Northern Pike on Enemy Swim this past week. The water clarity is quite good and was having some success using small swimbaits. Fish were cruising along weed-line edges, and edges of reed clusters, in the middle to bottom of the water column. You can get good success with a small swimbait like a small spark shad or a zman minnowz on a small jig head.

Hotbait

Northland Fishing Tackle Smeltinator Jig 1/8 oz / Camo / 2/0

$6.99

Megabass Spark Shad Swimbait Royal Gill / 5"

$9.99

Nate Hunhoff

Gold Ambassador

5/30/23

Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Crawfish

Air temp mid 70s, water temp low 70s/high 70s. Caught a lot of numbers fishing sand to rock transitions in 4-8ftow as well as isolated boulders, some smallmouth were also on bed. Caught the majority of fish on a ned but also mixed in a tube and small paddletail.