Fishing Reports
74 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
64°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
63°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
53°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Topwater Popping
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
65°
Fish were very active in the morning after daylight. Fished large pockets with timber and rock
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Damiki Rig
Structure
Baitfish
Water Temperature
71°
Spent a lot of time in a deep water chasing smallmouth and largemouth. Fishing over 50-90' of water and catching suspended bass. Smallmouth were higher in the water column and largemouth were deeper
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
73°
Fished the BFL Reginal on Dale Hollow the 12th and 13th. Fished day 1 shallow in the back of large creek arms targeting Large Mouth. Caught 1 keeper burning a Strike King thunder Cricket with a 4" caffeine Shad trailer over and around shallow wood. Had several short Largemouth caught also. Finished day 1 on bluff walls catching a few short Largemouth and some nice 17 to 18" smallmouth on a neko rigged Fat baby finesse worm on the same bluffs on big chunk rock. Day 2 started out deep as my boater was live scoping bait balls so spent the morning fan casting a Strike King Sexy dawg trying to call up schooled smallmouth. Was able to get a 1 lbs 12 oz smallmouth to come up and hit it. with an hour left we went to the bluffs where I was able to boat 3 short Largemouth and lost 2 good largemouth on the fat baby finesse worm rigged on the woo tungsten 1/4 oz shaky head. Important note always check your line for nicks constantly as it can and will cost you key fish in a tournament. Ended up 24th out of 160 co-anglers in the tournament.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
68°
Around banks and out in front of grass
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
79°
Clear water, long cast and bounced off bottom and moved as slow as possible
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Shad
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
78°
Shallow cranking bait balls allowed me to finish 7th in the BFL Super Tournament on Kentucky/Barkley lakes on Sept 23/24. My biggest fish and a couple key bites were using the Lews Fritts Perfect cranking Rod with the Lews BB1 reel. Long cast were key
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
78°
Throwing an underspin anywhere in the lake, will catch them
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Matted Grass
Water Temperature
75°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Standing Timber
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
75°
Pitching and flipping in standing tember letting it free fall
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 13'+
Structure
Laydowns
Water Temperature
80°
Caught 3 keepers on the zoom black shaky head. Caught 2 keepers on the gizzard shad deep diving crank bait. Caught 1 keeper on a bladed jig.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Laydowns
Water Temperature
75°
Fish were tight to the cover.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Bobbers
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Put your live bait on the hook with your bobber cast it out in 5-10 foot of water and hold on!
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
67°
Fishing backwaters of the Ohio River in Kentucky, including the Clark's River. Flipping jigs around fallen trees and brush.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
65°
Fish every piece of cover
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Crappie
It was a warmer rainy day, they would smash the spinner bait around laydowns when the rain started, switched to a finesse jig when the rain would stop and caught a few smaller ones doing that!