Fishing Reports
60 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Water Temperature
42°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Wake
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
70°
Slow reel in to create a slower action in the water.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Wake
Structure
Points
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
70°
Summer is a great time for topwater and it’s so much fun. Even in windy conditions, these wake baits catch ‘em. Targeted extended points out on the lake and around deep drop offs
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
76°
Great day of fishing in the rain. Fish were located in shallow creeks along the edges of vegetation adjacent to creek channel. Caught 10+ bass over 2 pounds with the largest going 5+.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
71°
He smoked a worm
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Flooded Brush
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
65°
Great little spot easy parking near American legion.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
49°
Early morning bite was on in submerged vegetation outside of a creek in 6 feet of water. After 7am the bite went away. One more caught on a drop shot mid afternoon, but the majority were caught early on a ned rig.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Perch
Winds were blowing 20+ which made fishing difficult in a kayak. I found an area where a point had a steep drop to 20 feet on one side and when the wind calmed down I was able to see loads of perch following my jerkbait. I stayed in this area trying different cadences until I landed on about a 5 second pause and then two very light jerks which started to trigger bites. No large fish were caught, but I managed 4 largies in the 2lb range in a matter of 30 minutes before finally calling it a day.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
I love the feeling when your spinnerbait hits a patch of pondweed, you pop it free with a twitch of the rod, feel a couple of blade turns and then everything comes to a complete stop! Next comes the head shake, surface boil and finally landing a nice 21.5" spawned out big gal. Only caught one other 14" bass this evening but sometimes it all about quality over quantity :)
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Braved the Bike Week chaos for a short sunset bank trip this evening. Though I played tug-o-war with several fish hanging around weed patches, I managed to connect with and land 4 largies; two ~ 1.5 lbs, one ~ 2.75 lbs and a just spawned out 20.5" ~ 4+ lbs. All 4 munched a weightless t-rigged soft stickbait. Between the buzz of the bugs n bikes, I decided to make it an early night to avoid any mayhem 😁
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Dam
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Minnows
First trip in the kayak this year. Connected with this nice 4 lber after skipping a soft stick bait under an overhanging branch. Luckily managed to keep her from wrapping around a nearby stump. Unfortunately I went for a swim a few casts later when a 12” bass hit; lost that fish & saved all but a pack of hooks, whew ... also lesson learned re: PFD
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Minnows
Sunset to early evening bank trip working 1/2 oz spinnerbait with single tail grub as trailer over and around a variety of available cover including laydowns, rocks, pad patch edges and submerged grass patches in 2' to 6' of water. Worked spinnerbait on medium retrieve, pausing bait when coming off hard cover or popping it free from pads and grass when getting bogged down. Bass would hit once bait came free of cover. Five bass caught in just under an hour and half fishing time with the best of the night shown in the picture. One warning, the mosquitoes were chomping; don't forget insect repellent!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
60°
As water temperatures get closer to 60 deg, largemouth bass are cruising the shallows feeding and preparing for the spawn. Working a t-rigged BBB Kamikaze Craw around boulders & logs in 1.5' to 5' of water using a hop-drag-hop retrieve has triggered strikes from feeding/staging bass over the last few trips. Keeping a wacky-rigged 5" Senko on second rod as a follow-up bait for missed strikes helped add a few extra bass as well.
