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Cedar Lake (76)
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Species
Panfish / BluegillSeason
Winter
Technique
Ice Fishing Spoons
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Jerkbaits
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
65°
Fish were pushed up on shallow mud flats and future lillypad fields. Some working on bedding, many roaming in and around huge schools of mixed panfish. Wacky stick baits managed to entice a few, but a fluke style worked better to pull in active fish and draw interest from more passive ones. Also managed a few post spawners and bonus pike in nearby areas with fresh weed growth on shallow cranks and hard jerkbaits.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
68°
Water temps fluctuated between 66-68, fish were few, far and in between with best fishing weighing just north of 3 lbs. all fish were caught on a swim jig fished around whatever structure I find.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Baitfish
Water Temperature
67°
Caught this big guy on a 1/2 ounce 2 and 3/4 inches dark sleeper mutsuhoru color and was just hopping it on the grass and through it making it look like it was injured baitfiah or a baitfish fleeing away
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
77°
Fished from 10am-4pm but fish seemed to be harder to find as the day got warmer. I tried moving baits(chatter bait, jerk bait) early on where I could see baitfish jumping but quickly switched to a drop shot and got some fish early. After that, it was a grind as bites were hard to come by. Best fish was a 2.75lber on a weightless texas rigged senko later in the day. Best spots seemed to be in the 10-20ft range where the submerged weeds taper off.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
77°
Millfoil is filling in and slop is thick so bring your big sticks. Picking at the weed edges and flipping into holes in the slop pulled out a few fish, but had the best luck looking for schools of bluegill that were sunning a few feet into open water outside of weed edges; bass were hanging out below them. Some could be coaxed up to hit a stop and go topwater, but dropping a texas rig (either worm or creature, both worked) through the bluegill swarm and into the bass's face was more repeatable.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
73°
Biggest fish of the day came on a swim jig working wind blown weed edges, but the most consistent bite came from following mega schools of baitfish feeding high in the water column just outside of weed edges. Pitching a drop shot just outside the schools was usually enough to entice some of the bass lurking below the swarm.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Points
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
72°
Cranking along a point on the weedline.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Neko Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
