Fishing Reports
19 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
60°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
70°
Fished a club tournament and fished docks all day. We were not ble to get any fish in any other bait in any other area. Docks on points with boats were the best producers. Baits had to be carefully skipped under docks into the smallest areas to get fish.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
70°
Fished a club tournament on Deep Creek Lake and caught largemouth, smallmouth, walleye, pickerel, and northern pike and a variety of soft plastics. The fish refused to touch moving baits of any kind, but they were perfectly happy eating Texas-, wacky-, ned-, and Carolina-rigged soft plastics, particularly Zoom Trick Worms in black. I went through several bags of them, thanks to the many toothy critters I caught. And, while the bass were few and far between, my co-angler and I had a blast catching several species of fish, including a 15lb northern pike. As I have most of this year, I rigged my Trick Worms on Mustad's Alpha Point Alpha-Grip Finesse hooks. These are amazing hooks - sharp, strong, and easy to rig with a snell knot. Thanks, Omnia Fishing, for introducing me to these hooks for field testing!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Lily Pads
Small swimbait on the outside edge of the lily pads was the ticket on this overcast day. I had great success all year with this method. 1/8 oz jig head seems to work the best as well.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
65°
Fish were around grass. Bait was everywhere but fishing was slow. A lot of topwater action but few bites
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Docks
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
65°
Practiced for an upcoming tournament on a beautiful, sunny autumn day on Deep Creek Lake in Western Maryland. Caught numerous largemouth holding tight to shaded areas of deep water docks with a drop shot.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
73°
Water has cooled considerably and the grass is starting to die. Fished from the mouth of Belmont Bay to Occoquan Regional park. Started with spinnerbait/chatterbait in the submerged grass and a frog in the floating mats. Also threw a buzz bait around the mats. Got a few swirls on the frog, but no serious hits. Only bites came on slow swim worm and shake head. Previous night was near full moon with clear skies. Fishing weather was low 70 degree air temp, bluebird skies. Bites were few and far between. Bait seems to be pushing well back into the Occoquan river.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Flooded Brush
Water Temperature
68°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
76°
Fished flats in 3-6' of water with scattered vegetation. slow rolling the swimbait was key. Timing the low tide was also key to getting bit.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Laydowns
Water Temperature
73°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
75°
fishing was very slow. picked one off here and there. all fish were caught in and around grass at high and low tide. numerous baits worked in many different colors. most all had to be worked slowly.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
62°
The fall feed was just starting to ramp up. I fished a team tournament with my buddy and we caught 21.25lbs on a variety of baits with a jackhammer doing a lot of the heavy lifting! The water was in the low 60's and clarity was about 1-1.5' depending on where you were. We caught between 10 and 15 fish this trip with the biggest coming in just under 5lbs on the Bill Lewis SB57. Biggest key was finding the bait around wood and that's where the bigger bass were setting up.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Lily Pads
Three fish caught in 4 hours. 2.13lbs. was biggest.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Perch
Ned rigs and crankbaits. Squarebill and DT in Dark Brown Crawdad
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Lily Pads
Used the toad toter and purple toad threw beside lily pads and on the third cast caught a lager mouth bass. 5lb. and 3oz
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Bluegill
Threw the toad buzz bait beside a patch of lily pads on the third cast caught a 5lb. 3oz. Large mouth bass
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Minnows
punching floating mats
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
yoyo presentation through submerged grass, 1/4oz worm weight, 3/0 EWG hook, Ardent Pro series rod 6'10"MH, Ardent Apex lightning reel, 40# Berkley x9 braid
