Fishing Reports
358 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
49°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
40°
It was a tough bite. Bitter cold. 2ft of water. Casting a school bus yellow shallow crank bait along the shore line. The product isn't exact but close.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Pretty slow retrieve in about 3-5’ of water.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
48°
Wind out of the southwest about 11-15mph, temp right in the mid 60's and water temp right around 48. Spent a while getting the boat operating and only had a bit of time on the water before we got chased off by a storm. Caught one good bass in 7' of water on a lipless bouncing through dead grass at the bottom. Didn't find many schooling fish or bait balls while we were out and it didn't seem like they were setting up for spawn just yet. Daughter caught a pike with a Jerkbait as well.
Shimano Metanium MGL Casting Reel Left / 8.1:1
Out of Stock
Shimano Metanium MGL Casting Reel Left / 7.1:1
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
46°
Shallow water, 2 to 4 feet deep. Little vegetation, mostly open clear lake bed and clear water. Slow retrieve.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Grass Jigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Water Temperature
43°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
45°
Caught at kayak launch with west wind. Slow roll spinnerbaits
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Was not expecting much as the ice had just come off the water but it was a super day. 42 fish with 18 keepers in just over 3.75 hours
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
40°
Bomb a lipless out to any school of fish, and you'll be sure to get the biggest ones to bite. Just cast it behind the school, and lift your rod till you feel 5-8 vibrations, and then let it sink to the bottom. They either bite when on the bottom, or when you rip it out of weeds, so be ready to set the hook whenever!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Blade Baits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
35°
Cold, windy day, but managed to find them!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Crawfish
Cast along mud flats, and slowly drag/bounce the Ned (varie retrieves to find what they are biting) into the deeper water either along the weed edge, or into it. Work it pretty slow, and be sure to incorporate many pauses as you are working it. Super subtle bite, so pay attention.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Ledges
Water Temperature
35°
Last ice just left so the water was just above freezing. Air temps were about 40 in the morning and set to rise to about 50 mid day. Ran moving baits such as the spinner and bladed jig with a few thumbs but no hooksets. Switched up to a deep jerkbait (Berkley Stunna +1 in the Phenom color) and hitting bottom and pausing got me on my first open water bass of 2025!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Insects
Water Temperature
33°
3 days after ice out, fishing on the bottom very slow was productive
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
68°
Fish weren't active, but they'd eat if you put a bait right by them. Big ones were about 10-20 feet off of docks In the grass.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
72°
With the high winds and rain that seemed to never stop submerged grass seemed to be the key to find as it filtered the water that was being turned up. Bladed jig to cover water and a Texas rig to slow down and fish spots
VMC Tokyo Rig 3/0
$3.79
VMC Crossover Pliers Standard
Out of Stock
VMC Crossover Ring 10pk Clear / 5mm
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
65°
The key was finding a spot where pre spawn fishes locate.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Grass Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
80°
Skipping docks that are near deep water produced the biggest fish.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
80°
The evening started off slow but we found fish in 6ft of water in the thick grass using strike king swim jigs. Towards sunset we were getting bass of hollow bodied frog and horny toad baits.
