Fishing Reports
238 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Lg)
Structure
Points
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
75°
Sleepergill strikes again
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
81°
Was a windy day pitching structure tight.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Some night bites right off the rocks. The vibrating jig definitely get their attention. Caught this guy around 11:30pm.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
81°
Was the first time on this lake not a lot of structure does not seem to be a good bass lake. The boat ramp and parking area is poor shape. Not a great bass lake.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Docks
Took a few casts to grab him. He kept playing with the bait but finally slammed it, and the battle began.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
78°
Caught a ton of fish just throwing an Ike’s mini flip around docks and rip rap points. This jig has really become one of my confidence baits this year!
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Boulders
Caught one bass smaller than 14in on the Northside by the docks using a chatterbait in the early morning!
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Flooded Brush
No bites on the north side today for me. Used a Texas rig with a watermelon plastic, ned rig with a pearl shad, and a chatterbait. Lots of other anglers enjoying the banks, was hard to find a decent spot! (Which I see as a good thing)
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Fished today with a whopper plopper and a chatterbait. The bluegill colored chatterbait hooked a largemouth, but I didn't set the hook and it got away. Not too many other bites today, lots of other bank anglers out today too.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Bluegill
Slow bite day at the lake today. Caught one small bass (not pictured, didn't take my phone with me). Nice rocky cover with steep drop offs, but not a lot of vegetative cover on the lake itself.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Topwater Popping
Structure
Docks
The second cast right by the dock, and this baby slams it and put up a nice fight!
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
It was overcast skies and calm water with good clarity. I was fishing off a break wall with rock piles and large boulders, so I was targeting openings in the rock piles and letting it fall in and popping it out and got a bite.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
69°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
81°
Worked hard to figure out that we needed to hit main lake points with rip rap. We were fishing a club tournament. Weighed the top two Big Bass for the derby. Both were right at 17”
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
82°
It stayed cloudy most of the day wind was only 5-10mph but the bigger fish were set up on the points. I think the Strike King Thunder Cricket paired with the new ZMan Chatter Spike was the perfect combination. The chatter spike trailer give this bait so much more action. New favorite
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
82°
Caught a majority of my fish on an Angler Assets Table Rock Shad spinnerbait early. As the sun came up, I switched to the swim jig and a jack hammer. Fishing flooded willows with clear water. The better stretches of willows had deeper water and an overabundance of bait in the area. The lake was stabilizing and even dropped some on day 2. This pattern was good enough to win my 3rd Illinois Bass Federation Championship
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Stumps
Small largemouth under 12 inches throwing a wacky under overhanging tress in the early afternoon.