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Chris
Bronze Ambassador
4/16/23
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
58°
Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
4/16/22
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Water Temperature
53°
Finding rock piles is going to be key in searching this time of year, and be READY... they are hungry! Just remember.... if you think you are popping that craw slow, go slower!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Boulders
Species
Yellow PerchSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Vertical Jigging 10-19'
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Insects
Cayuga can be tough this time of year, but there is just so much area to cover. I didn't find much today, but the water is still cold(36 degrees Mid Lake) . I will try all new areas next trip. With the water still cold there is a lot of dead space, but if you keep looking you will run into them eventually.
Species
Yellow PerchSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
41°
Perch are putting on the weight getting ready to spawn. Start out deeper and work shallow until you find the large schools. Lots of 10-12" perch with some pushing 14". Drop shot small soft plastics if you don't have live minnows or if you run out. The larger fish were found in 7-10 feet of water.
Species
Panfish / BluegillSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
40°
Finding these yellow perch on an Aqua-vu micro revolution was key. Take a look at the video of all of them around the boat! I then picked off a bunch using the Z-Man micro finesse shroomz jig head and shad fryz in pearl and blue glimmer.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Docks
Cruising around the dock we found cruising spawners. Casted a drop shot to the areas that appeared to be beds. They didn't seem to be locked down. So staying back and making long casts was effective.
Jfriend18
Bronze Ambassador
4/20/23
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
53°
BIGGG Pre spawn largemouth! Target hard spots in 4-10 feet of water with the Dt10 and get up shallow around docks with the chatterbait and hold on! Once you get a bite fish around there will be groups of em all staged up and ready to eat.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Docks
Water Temperature
53°
Fished docks and the openings between them and caught over 20 largemouth. Key location was the west shoreline, north of the state launch.
