Fishing Reports
142 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
48°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
39°
Fished a lipless in about 10-15feet of water on a point and roadbed. Used a Yo yo technique with the 3 inch aruku shad to catch a few decent bass.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Popping
Structure
Points
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
60°
Popping the skitter pop off a point.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Lily Pads
Hooked a couple of dinks all on the worm. I would have posted my first bass of the season but that lake is not listed. I miss fishing when the temp was cool. I haven't been back here in a few and I'm hoping these guys fatten up. Middle of summer is too hot for day fishing. Fish wouldn't bite anyway.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
75°
Swimming soft swim bait, 3-4” through weeds
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Crappie
Water Temperature
75°
The water had low visibility even near the dam, using white or black baits helped during the day. Try to cast on the deeper end of structure, such as laydowns or any submerged boulders and let your bait sink a few feet before reeling.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Crappie
Water Temperature
65°
The largemouth were done spawning and moved out to slightly deeper water, about 8-10' I had luck ripping a chatterbait through submerged vegetation and also throwing a weedless soft jerkbait in the same structure
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
62°
Lake Erie got a little stingy when it came to catching absolute football-sized smallmouth, so we went back to where we knew green ones would be staging to move up to spawn and caught some flipping timber! The "Lil' Magnum" jig by Beast Coast is emerging as my favorite flipping jig on the market! Hope you check them out!!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
62°
Gotta cover water, spot to spot to find where the bass are.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Water Temperature
71°
Just beat banks and grass, wacky rig never fails.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
65°
Fish were starting to move up shallow, most fish were on the transition from deeper water to shallow water.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Insects
First time fishing Lake Carey open water. First hour bite was a topwater frenzy, once the sun got up it was a flipping grass and pads day. Pounded the bass all day until 2 pm when I had to quit. Water was pretty stained on the small part of the lake due to carp spawn but big part of the lake was relatively clear. A few smaller smallmouth but no giants that I know are in there. When the water warms up a little more for better bed fishing I'll be back!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Lily Pads
Water Temperature
57°
The wife and i went fishing on Mother’s Day fishing was very slow for us. We got on the water around 10am and fished till 2 pm. Fish were shallow but the ones that we caught were aggressive. I rigged a 1/16oz worm weight with a 7” berkley worm for my wife and told her to swim it back to the boat. We were fishing docks and flats but on her second cast she caught this 3lb 2 oz bass. Her PB and largest of the day! Great job Baby!!!!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
58°
6 lber caught in a staging area right outside of a small pocket where they probably spawn.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
69°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
55°
Bass are almost on beds. There up shallow and right on edge of weed beds. They will hit topwater.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
64°
GoPro died so no vid for this one. First time out using Mastiff. Great line! Very smooth and just comes off reel nicely. Was targeting rip rap and wood. Slow rolling the chatterbaits and bumping everything. Ended with a bunch of fish but only two that were decent. 4.5 and 2.5lbers. Go pro died and phone was in truck. Will take pics of equipment and add. Evergreen combat stick is a phenomenal chatterbaits rod. Light to use and you cannot miss with the slow action. Very happy with the line and rod today.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
50°
Slowly working a mega bass swimbait 6inch back to the boat. Largemouth are staging before the spawn. I was targeting transition areas around spawning locations with vegetation.
