Hubbard Lake
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Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
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Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
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Perch
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Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Hair Jigs
Structure
Boulders
The East Arm of Hubbard tends to hold the best concentration of a mix of bedding smallmouth and prespawn/spawning areas for fish to set up. With a large flat on the northern section of the east arm, the fish tend to setup on isolated rock/perch grass areas and dark spots on the bottom. Make the longest possible cast with your hair jig and slowly retrieve it mid-column, targeting dark spots or bottom composition changes. Keep your retrieve slow and steady, without cadence changes when you see fish tracking your bait. Best colors for hair jigs seem to be black or brown with white
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Insects
Finding fresh Mayfly slicks and making extremely long casts was key. The bigger Cane Walker let’s me cast the bait an extreme distance and cover water. I fish the bait quickly to try and trigger reaction strikes from post spawn fish feeding on the fresh mayflies. After the mayfly bite slows down, you can fish a hair jig in similar areas to keep catching smallmouth
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Hover/Mid-Strolling
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
57°
Fish were pushing shallow around submerged grass patches and bottom transitions. Covering water was key and fish were relocated across the flats. Wind blown areas seemed to be best, and focusing on the outer edge of spawning areas is where the biggest fish were located. During overcast conditions, switching to the Sneaky Underspin was more productive than the ball head. Color also varied each day, depending on water clarity and sun/overcast.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Points
Forage
Crawfish
6/23/2022. Conditions were sunny (bluebird day) with winds out of the NNW at 7-10 mph, high 70s F air temp, 67-68 F water temp. This was my first time at Hubbard. Interesting lake to figure out. Found some smallies early in about 8-15 ft of water on a rocky point and hammered them with a Dark Sleeper and a drop shot. After a couple hours of good action, poof, they were gone. I tried a bunch more spots deeper and shallower. Had one follow a hair jig up shallow on a flat, but that was about it. I guess that's smallie fishing for you. Still had a blast, especially early. The Xzone Finesse Slammer was great, as was the CJ Smasher. The Ichikawa drop shot hooks are by far the best I've ever used. Those suckers stay pinned. It was even borderline challenging to get the plastics off the hooks. Insanely good. Cheers!
