Black Mingo River
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Species
Panfish / BluegillSeason
Summer
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Insects
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Topwater Prop
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Bluegill
Target lay downs with topwater baits like prop baits and floating worms. In the mornings, the fish will be in the main river roaming so let floating worms get deeper. Later in the day when the sun gets up, focus more on the shade lines and thicker cover.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Topwater Prop
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Minnows
Fish were targeting minnow pods around groups of lily pads and matted grass. Throwing a prop bait and ripping parallel worked really well. Also, throwing a small frog in the matted grass pulled the occasional bite. Whopper ploppers also catch a few around shade lines.
Species
Panfish / BluegillSeason
Summer
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Insects
Fishing around creek bends and laydowns with current. Focus on larger structure and make repeated casts downstream of the cover. There are good numbers of warmouth with the occasional large bluegill
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Crawfish
With all of the rain, the river has risen roughly 3.5 feet in the last 10 days so fishing has gotten tough. Water is out in the swamp flats and running fast. Try to get as far back into the edges of the flats as possible. Cast into the grass and any eddy water you can find for the best opportunity. Bites are hard to come by but some good fish are still there to be caught. If the rains will calm down a bit, the river should level off and bring the bite back.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Topwater Prop
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Insects
Black River and Black Mingo are starting to get back to normal. Levels have come down roughly 2 feet over the last 10 days. Most of the bass are now focused in eddy water and ditch mouths. Use prop or plopping baits to draw surface strikes. Lots of bass weren’t willing to commit so trying a floating worm is another great choice until things stabilize and the bite picks back up.
