Fishing Reports
318 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
84°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
91°
During our club tournament, we located a small point that had a variety of grass types on it. We tried a Zoom Speed Worm first then switched up to the Bigger Burner Worm made by Gambler. Was able to catch the 3 bass in the photo to take home the WIN.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Insects
I caught this lil guy underneath a pocket of grass using this worm!
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
86°
Went out of Lakefront Park past my usual spot and started outside the reeds throwing up into the reeds and fishing back through the pepper grass and had a couple bites but no hook ups. I then went behind the reeds and fished the grass along the shoreline in areas where normally couldn't get to with the water level low and picked up a few, pound- pound and a half. Stayed back there longer than I wanted to but got to fish areas that I've been trying to, caught 1 and lost a few when they wrapped me up in the reeds. Moved over to just past Chisholm Park and fished the pepper grass there and got another, just under 2lbs, pictured. All fish came on the Gambler worm in Gold Rush, no other color worked and I tried Junebug red before the sun came up, Houdini in the YamaSenko but no bites. Threw a rattle trap at the breaking fish along with a swimbait in perch color and the underspin, but nothing. On the last cast as I was putting the rods away, threw out the underspin just to get the line right before putting it away and caught another for a total of 5 in the boat.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Topwater Popping
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
88°
No hydrilla !! Pepper grass abundant but nothing in off shore stuff everything was caught in the cuts and canals on the east side
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
85°
Caught fish from 4’ to 12’ deep. Mostly drop shorting Zoom finesse worm in Junebug. Did catch a few on top water that were schooling on bait. Did catch a few dragging a Baitfuel T-Mac finesse worm with a 1/4 Woo Tungsten weight.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
84°
Got out today with friends in his boat and we got 5 total, all on worms. I put 3 in the boat on 3 different worms, Culprit Black with a Blue ribbon tail, one on the Zoom and the big one, pictured 2.55lbs, on the Yum Dinger. All bites were very faint almost like the weight hit bottom but were 2 bumps together and came after exiting the grass or on the drop off.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
84°
Was only out for a little bit today, but got this 2lber right as the sun was coming up. Fishing the reed line with pepper grass to the left of Lakefront Park. Missed a few and had one wrap me up in the reeds and got off.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
87°
Only had 2 bites all day but this set up was perfect. 2 fish for 8.07 lbs. We had the right fish but not enough of them unfortunately.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Soft Jerkbaits
Structure
Lily Pads
Water Temperature
90°
Caught a 6.23 lb and a 5.24 lb yesterday. Caught the 5lb'er on the Fluke in lilly pads, and the 6lb'er on a yum dinger, under a tree on a bank the went straight down to almost 20'. The 6lber shoud have weighed 7-8lbs. It was 23.5" long, but it was skinny. The video will be out, Wed 21 Aug on Gary's Fish Tails.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
86°
Out with 2 friends today on Lake Butler and put a total of 19 in the boat, up to 2.24lbs. I got 11 and the biggest, pictured. Mine came on the Gambler burner worm, 3, and the rest on the Zoom fluke stick. The others were mostly caught on watermelon magic color and a few on junebug. We targeted grass lines and lily pads
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
88°
Went out of Lakefront Park towards Chisholm Park and started about half a mile from the Park working the reeds and pepper grass line. Caught 4 total about 1.5 to 2lbs. each. Got 2 throwing up towards the reeds and got 2 throwing out towards the middle of the lake, with the bites coming on the edges of the grass line. Very windy this morning and was done by 830.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Reeds
Water Temperature
85°
Tried out the afternoon/evening bite. Not bad at all. We were out on the water for about 3.5 hours total. Had a break in between for some thunderstorms. We caught about 10lbs of fish ranging from 1 pounders to a 3.5lb for the big. Used mostly a black and blue speed worm which produced then threw a gambler popping frog over some topped out hydrilla with some bites.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Reeds
5.11lbs. @ 1:20pm, was hot and the water warm so i was flipping with weighted Texas Rig to get a little deeper. I figured what the hell and went with my favorite, weightless Wacky..... BANG!
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Pilings
Water Temperature
86°
Went back to Ivanhoe today with friends and got 6, using same worm as yesterday, Gambler Burner in watermelon red. We worked along both sides of I-4, but caught most on the west side after going under the bridge. 3 were over 3lbs, biggest pictured at 3.72lbs., another over 2lbs, a pound and a half and only one under a pound. We caught 8 total for the 3 of us, and I had the only one under a pound, but 4 were over 2lbs. A good day
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Ledges
Water Temperature
86°
Worked my way down along I-4 on East side of the lake and got 2 including the one pictured, 3.94lbs. before they started water sking, early sun wasn't completely up yet. I moved over to the other side and started down along I-4 at the exit 84B sign and got another one, 2.44lbs, for a total of 3 fish today. First one was 1.98lbs. Missed a few and was off the water by 9am.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
Water Temperature
86°
Skipping Yum Dingers into 6"-1' of water under trees as close to shore, laydowns and under cover as I could. Got two 4+lbs and a 6.26lb. See my Video on You Tube at Gary's Fish Tales. https://youtu.be/S5TtAWsHY5c