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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Perch
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Boulders
Water Temperature
60°
We had a productive day fishing for Smallies. Once we found them, they were very cooperative. They were on shelf areas and rock piles. By mid day, they had moved to about 30ft of water.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 13'+
Structure
Boulders
Tough night fighting wind, but found several small fish. Once the wind calmed down at dusk, I had success with ned rigs deep, deep crankbaits and shallow crankbaits.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Crawfish
Caught numerous 10-13 inch bass. The biggest of the day was 17 inches. Found several on a rock pile.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Water Temperature
62°
I was actually targeting crappie, but didn't locate them. I ended up catching Smallies instead. 16in, 15in, and a couple more around 11in. During the mid afternoon with strong sun they were underneath floating vegetation near shore. Later I found some in a rock pile. Calm weather.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Prop
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Water Temperature
74°
just after sundown, bite was hot on the shallow flats
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Crawfish
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Crappie Long Lining
Structure
Humps
Water Temperature
65°
This was our first time trolling for Crappie and it seemed to work the best. The fish did not appear in large schools, so covering water was key. The Shad Raps worked consistently, but we caught several on curly tail grubs as well. The most important factor was getting down to them. They were still down around 20ft. and we were moving about 1 to 1.2 mph. However, we did find just a few starting to come up to shallow shorelines. They averaged around 13 inches and right around 1 pound.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Ledges
The bass became very active right at dusk. Three fish in four casts.
Rapala Shad Rap Crankbait 2 3/4" / Perch
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