Fishing Reports
182 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
77°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
79°
Decided to try a flippin rig with the grass getting dense at the surface and hydrilla below. Had to clean the lure a fair bit, but caught two bass without too much bother. Almost always one pounders here.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
75°
I was trying a few bait that mimics a small bird, but after that caught the attention of a large and aggressive water snake I switched over to a tried and true Senko. I came up with a new rigging for it, but only caught some smaller fish. I broke that hook off on either an aggressive brush pile or a snapper. After that I went back to a traditional wacky hook and rig. It was a tough go with the current algae blooms, but I saw this guy come in and hit it and miss in the murk. I threw it in again adding as much vibration as I could and he nailed it. Right around 1.3 pounds and I can honestly say I never caught a dirtier fish.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
72°
Ran a spinnerbait not listed here, but matching the Strike King with a small Zako and a trailer. The small zako barely extends past the end of the skirt but gives it more mass for the fish to vacuum in and it protects the trailer hook. I can’t remember when I last ran a trailer, but I’m glad I did this time as each of them was on the trailer. Still missed at least two. It looks like they were basically blasting the minnow schools and swiping at them the first pass then picking up the stragglers. I know one of them struck and got ahold of the blades right up on shore. The biggest one (the picture) was just under 2 pounds. He hit when I got the spinner to go between the brush and the bank. Couldn’t have been 6” of space.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
74°
Early morning around the docks worked well
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Hard Swimbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
85°
Throwing this on grass lines working it very quickly to get them to react. They were eating it head first which is always a good sign.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
84°
Most ate on the fall
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Topwater Wake
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
83°
Early morning, prob last bite if the day.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Stumps
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
79°
Went out of Bucksaw Marina and fished that area of the lake. Was flipping a Motion Fishing Co 3/8oz flipping jig to shallow stumps and trees. Had a shot at a really good bag of fish but the storm and big wind made it hard to feel bites. Square bills were also working well from the bank to about 4ft deep. Seems like those river bass have started to transition into their fall pattern. Lots of bait in the creeks and active fish if you found the right creek. They were on cover that was very obvious the best cover on the bank you were fishing. Hope this helps you if you venture over tot Truman lake soon. Lake is about 2.5 ft low so a lot to most if the trees are showing, now is a great time to learn the lake.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Found them main and secondary points close to the shore. Nothing big.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Rip Rap
Water Temperature
84°
Pop on free rig over rocks and let sink.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Water Temperature
84°
Drag the ned rig slowly over rocks. Little bites with no big fish.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Blueback Herring
Water Temperature
83°
4 pound bass on a blue and black strike king spinner bait
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
81°
Once again, my wife put the smackdown on some fish! Fishing only the ned rig and bouncing it off the bottom, she landed around 10 fish by herself! She also landed her PB at 2.25lbs. I caught a few here and there on the 1.5 and a chatterbait but nothing was getting bit like NED. We started in the back of a pocket about half way back of the Grand Glaize and worked our way out. It seemed like a majority of fish were on the steep drop offs or on the secondary points.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
White and chartreuse flecked with red with gold and white double willow blade spinner. Caught 6 in 2 hours. Nothing of any real size.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
82°
Went out for a fun fishing day after the cold front had hit and the fish were doing a lot of different things here is how my day went. Started hour throwing Topwater with just a couple shorts then moved to the Motion Fishing Gill Candy football jig to fish some points. Fish were not schooled up but there were bites to be had. Checked the brushpiles and it’s still not that great but caught a few in a Texas rigged senko. Made a little run to some dirtier water and found the fish eating a square bill and a Motion Fishing Swim Jig. Look like the lake was alive seen tons of bait and prolly caught 10ish keeper fish. This cold front is usually the start of the fall transition, I figure to see a lot of fish doing a lot of different things here in the next week or two so pay attention to may page for more reports 🎣
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Minnows
I was throwing the 3/16th Booyah Pond Magic (which isn’t a product option) on Daiwa 8x 20lb finesse, no leader. Caught super close to the bank. One was 1.52lbs, the next was 1.98lbs. Added a 1/3rd of a zoom fluke jr as a trailer for the second bass.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
84°
Brush-piles at 20ft, main lake seemed to hold bigger fish both Largemouth and Smallmouth. Also caught a few Spots on dropshot in the trees using Geecrack Bellows gill 2.8" with a Mustad Alpha-Grip #1. All in the Midlake area.