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Big Stone Lake
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Species
CrappieSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Perch
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Rock Pile
Water Temperature
48°
Right away in the morning I found a few groups of 2-4 fish swimming around on an offshore rock area. The 110+1 was key as I was fishing in 8-12 feet.
Species
White BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
51°
The whities were schooled up by big boulders in 7-9 feet of water. These things slackline a jerkbait year round, which makes them fun to target. they taste great too! Big Stone has no shortage of them either.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
52°
Went to Big Stone with the intention of bass fishing, but the water was a little too cool for consistent fishing. We switched gears and targeted walleyes with great success. Fishing really picked up as soon as the sun went down. Pods of walleyes moved onto shallow rock piles in 2-4 FOW and were hungry enough to eat a full sized bass jerkbait. I'm a big Vision 110 guy but was very impressed with the Provoke 106x. Color played a large part as the holographic scales made it easier for those big walleyes to key in on the bait at night. This was my first time using Shimano Mastiff and was blown away. It runs super thin compared to other Fluoro, which allows you to size up in breaking strength while still keeping the same diameter as other lines. Their 14lb is comparable in diameter to other companies' 10-12lb. This is also a very low memory fluoro, which means longer casts and less backlashes. I fished that on a 7' Medium Tatula XT series casting rod, aka the best $100 rods on the market. The 7' Medium is an excellent jerk bait rod. The Tatula 100 kept my casts long and effortless. Tight Lines!
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
53°
Ran into some crappies while bass fishing and had a blast. I was scoping small pods of fish in 5-7 feet around scattered boulders. Super fun to catch them on moving baits!
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
58°
This time of year the water is muddy, brown, has debris and no clarity so so bright lures and rattlers are key. I was fishing just off of a small rock reef where a small emerging weed flat existed and was casting in 5-6 feet of water.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Water temps upper 50s approaching 60s, bass are getting close to thinking about spawning. Target boulders and banks and points leading into spawning areas. Cover windy areas with chatterbaits, slow down with jigs and plastics around targets and calmer areas. Swimbaits also producing quality bites
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Baitfish
They were lovin' the 6th Sense Divine Swimjig! So much fun!!!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water temp in the low 70s, burning a bladed jig and swim jig on the inside weedlines of the curly leaf pondweed around the southern end of the lake.
