Fishing Reports
98 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Rock Pile
Water Temperature
51°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
53°
The bass are in full on prespawn mode right now. They’re chasing bait into the shallows. The water color on Falls right now is still a bit stained. The red rattle trap showed out today. Use your electronics to find bait and you should be fishing in 6 foot or less right now. Keep that rattle trap locked into your hand.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Points
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
52°
Water had come up to 52 degrees so I targeted main lake and secondary points hoping they had moved up a little bit. Caught 4 in 3 1/2 hours all on main lake points.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Docks
Water Temperature
50°
Water was cold and dirty (less that 12” visibility). Fish were tight to the front corners of docks
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Stumps
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
55°
Yum money minnow with 1/8 ounce weight and a 2/0 hook.Making it look like a dead shad on the bottom.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
44°
Shakey head was the key today. Dragging it along bottom slow and a few twitches here and there. Fish came unglued.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
45°
Spent time dragging a neg rig. The floating baits seemed to draw more bites than the baits that didn't float. Dragging past laydowns produced the most bites.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
57°
Chop chop chop pause. Chop chop chop chop pause. Chop chop pause.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
51°
We had a hot spell lasting 4 days. The 5th day it had colled down a little and I was throwing a crusher football jig in grass craw color with a Rapala crush city craw trailer letting it rest on the bottom slowly pulling it to me then reeling the slack.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Damiki Rig
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
53°
Run as much water as possible. Used Lowrance Active Target 2. Was just scoping random fish cruising points and hard spots.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Humps
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
51°
Chop retrieve to slow steady retrieve back to Chop retrieve.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
41°
Slowly swimming a swimbait around and through submerged dead vegetation has been productive
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Blade Baits
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
45°
Third trip to Harris in 2024 and found fish in depths from 15-28. This trip we caught all of our fish in 20-22 setup on smaller bait balls of threadfin. Vertical jigging bladebaits, make sure you’re changing cadence and figure out if they want it fast or slow. This trip was post frontal. Bite window was only 45, from about 10:30-11:15. Look on all main lake points where the creek channel is close and secondary points in major creeks where the channel is close.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Blade Baits
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
50°
Found fish on points in 25-30’ of water stacked under bait fish. The points had to be pretty close to the channel. Vertical jig the blade bait with short pops letting the kure set still, either in the bottom or suspended, from 5-10 seconds.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Blade Baits
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
49°
Look for baitfish on the most prominent main lake and secondary points where the creek channel is reasonable close to the point.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Umbrella Rigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
48°
Kerr lake water temp was any where from 45-49.8 as a high. The fish were off main lake points, transitions, and bluffs. Actually had a really solid day out there weighing in just over 14lbs of fish in only 3 hours. The bass were suspended in 8-25 feet of water, but were usually near or inside big balls of bait. The spotted bass were in 6-8ft of water behind balls of bait. We actually had the pleasure of watching schools of bass push bait balls into the back of coves and see top water bites late into the winter season. With that being said majority of the fish were caught on an A rig, but some did come off a jerk bait and one off a drop shot. Despite cold water the fish were super aggressive with the first fish of the day biting right at the boat. Overall these fish do not seem to be slowing up just because of colder water. They may take a little longer to find, but if you find them you'll catch plenty!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
51°
Throwing shade color spinnerbait around lay downs and using Livescope to aid in targeting tree tops under water.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Stumps
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
53°
Fishing for the first time on this Reservoir. The bite was tough for both me & my buddy. We were throwing practically everything we had at them, blade baits, soft plastics, micro spinners, small cranks to mention a few! Once we brought out the jerkbaits, things changed for me, at least! I hooked a largemouth bass on a Rapala jerkbait. The Clown color seemed to be what they liked best! The one in the picture weighed a little over 3 pounds!
