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Species
Northern PikeSeason
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Blade Baits
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Minnows
The bit has been bad. Pretty slow but I’ve been able to pick up at few here and there with either 3/8 chatter bait or a wacky rig set up.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Lily Pads
The lily pads hold big fish in them. Look for the smaller sized lilypads patches. Make sure the splash of your cast is not loud so you don’t spook some of the bigger bass buried in there
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
80°
Water was very low. Ramp would be inaccessible for many boats as the water is probably 3' below the end of the ramp currently. Despite intense submerged vegetation, the water was very clear. You can probably see 10' down, but this also allowed vegetation to grow very tall as well. Hoped to throw some frogs but the layout was ideal for such because the weeds created a barrier that ranged 5' - 20' from the area; so it was better throwing at/along the weedlines. Going with natural colors on the bladed jig provided some success. The weedlines around beach area were filled with medium pikes. Didn't find much on the west end of the lake as it was very shallow and full of vegetation up to the surface. There was a dropoff point filled with active bluegill that I found some success throwing suspending hardbaits such as the Rapala Shadow Rap Deep jerkbait. A handful of bass and pikes coming up from 10' - 15' to hit it!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Damiki Rig
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
77°
Cast out into deeper water and constantly shake and retrieve above submerged weeds. If snagged on weeds just pop it of with a hard jerk. Bass hit it right after. Have fun!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Swimming jig up ledge heavy weed cover everywhere, jerking it through the heavier spots High sun and winds 10-15 mph
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Baitfish
Water Temperature
79°
Worked the jerkbait through the bait ball in 12 ft of water close the beach area.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
79°
Shake on the outside of the weeds in 9 ft deep water.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
(6/6/2020) We had a really good morning on the lake. Got the kayaks on at about 7am and fished until noon. We caught 12 fish (10 bass, 2 pike) and the most of them were on a chatterbait. I did catch one on a swimjig and another on a Texas rigged beaver. It was really fun. Very enjoyable lake to kayak fish on since there is a lake wide speed limit of 8mph.
