Fishing Reports
10 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
55°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Dam
Hard to work the spinner through the dying grass, but when I kept it clean I got hit. 15mph winds pushing into shore all day, so I focused on quiet inlets right off moving water
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
50°
I used a Mr Twister Twister Tail Grub with a Spinner blade. The bass were pushing perch and minnows towards shore, so casting into the greenest weeds worked the best.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
52°
I fished tips of secondary and primary riprap points with a slow retrieve that hit bottom.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
52°
I cranked the riprap shoreline parallel to the channel bank. I also caught fish using a DT 6, but had better success with the Dime as it had rattles vs silent.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Humps
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
56°
I fished the Red Eyed Shad erratically over shallow humps. I had to compete with a vast amount of bait throughout the area.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
58°
I fished accessible permanent wooden docks before the winds became too high to skip and pitch with any consistency.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Bluegill
The bass In Geneva are fired up, this was my PB at 6+(no scale), I was casting up shallow and slow rolling a Jackhammer. These fish are followers, so always bring the lure in carefully.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Slow rolling on the bottom in wintering holes. Fish are about to leave and start their pre-spawn migration.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Wadley Lake is a small round lake, focus on any vegetation patches 10-20 yard from the shoreline. Slow profile bait are keys during this time but they will still bite.
