Fishing Reports
31583 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
82°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Insects
Took the kayak and was throwing the senko out at the shorelines at the down trees and got a few small bass
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Insects
I’m really starting to like these dice baits for river smallmouth. LINE I highly recommend spinning tackle with braid to leader. I like the high visibility braid so you can see the bite on slack line. BAIT Really high quality materials. The natural craw color stands out just right in stained river water. It doesn’t weigh much and the skirt catches air so you will need a long med light rod for casting distance. HOOK love the screw lock as it helps me not lose the bait. These dice baits are pricey. I really like the 1/28 oz weight b/c it doesn’t sink like a rock. I was walking the banks and targeting large rocks near shallow water and eddy’s. Cast it out let it sink, a few twitches and rod raises and repeat. This smallmouth darted out of the rocks and swiped at it. This happened 3 times and on the 3rd he finally got it. The hook was super sharp and he hooked himself. Definitely was not expecting this. I’m gonna be adding this bait and hook combo into my permanent rotation for my river arsenal.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
74°
Night fishing submerged grass in 6’ of water.Biggest fish weighed 6lbs 14 oz.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
87°
Don’t fall asleep on a Colorado blade in the summer! It is so much fun to throw especially on a breezy day! I casted near some grass patches on the bottom. Water depth was less than seven feet and I cranked this through middle of the water column. I did that for several casts and no strikes. Next cast on the retrieve, I burned it, then stopped then burned again and then felt the fish just crush it. The Berkley Power Stinger is my top choice for a trailer and it is awesome. The scent, it looks good, and it’s durable.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
78°
I fished the river channel and started casting the outer edge with a Zoom Horny Toad to either get bites or show me where the fish were. Then switched to a punching rig to catch bass where the blowups happened. Slow and steady was the key
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
78°
Fish this technique by reeling slow across the bottom of the
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
78°
Fish the submerged vegetation
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Flipping a Texas rigged creature bait at docks. Bite was slow today.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Grass Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
73°
Caught fishing on the flats in 8-15 FoW. Snapping a jig through grass and a neko rig worked best. Picked a few up on a main lake point using a shakeyhead but not much size on those fish. Finished the day flipping docks with the jig again and picked up a few of my better fish. Biggest was 3.56. Up here on vacation and haven’t quite figured out where the big ones are. Catching a ton of fish in the 12-15 inch range, but only a handful north of 3 pounds.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
78°
Used the Ozark rig for the first time. It really did what was advertised floated the bait and rig 9 to 12 ft of water and caught one smallmouth and one large mouth Great bait
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Rip Rap
Cranking wing dams had a couple bites for me,
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Topwater Prop
Structure
Rock Pile
Was fishing rock points and gravel bars using the choppo in the morning as a search bait switching to a black neon tube in the afternoon when the choppo bite fell off.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
83°
It was humid and hot but we found some bass in about 13ft of water. We had a ton of fun catching bass on swim jigs and weighted texas rigs.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
88°
Skipping a wacky worm to the bank and fishing it across rock piles.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
90°
Went out early to try my luck with a hollow body frog, Strike King popping perch in green pumpkin, had a few blow ups but no hook ups. I decided to through Strike King Rage Swimmer on a Dirty Jig underspin, and they were tearing it up. I ended up paralleling the grass line and ended up catching about 15 fish in one spot in the cove. It was a big time for a couple hours.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Tubes
Structure
Rip Rap
Water Temperature
77°
Boat was in 12-15' of water. We mainly hit rip rap banks, some with wood. The most quality came from the areas were the rocks came out farther into the water. Slow fishing a stupid tube by far produced the best quality, a jig and wacky did get some to. We did lighten up the heads to 1/8oz as the current slowed. When the current was gone the fish seemed to also be gone. Points were not great but fish were there.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
71°
They wanted the ToadZ burning across the surface this morning. I got one bass that was over 4lbs and three that were over 3lbs. They just crushed it. If you have water temp above 70, give burning a toad a try. I also got a few pike and I think missed a Bowfin
