Cedar Lake (8)
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Cedar Lake (8) Fishing Reports
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Species
Crappie
Season
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Spoons
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Minnows
Hole hopped until I found an active fish crib then sat up on it for the rest of the day. It is extremely important to be along the edge of the crib as that's where you are going to get bit more. If you can set up on the edge of a crib between 2 cribs that will produce the most fish. Caught a bunch of bluegills and crappies with a spoon tipped with a waxy
Species
Crappie
Season
Summer
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Fish cribs 10 to 22 feet of water.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Reef
Once water temps are high 50's low 60's the smallies should be spawning. They spawn where the bottom is sandy with some rocks in about 1-6 feet of water. You should be able to sight fish them and use a bright colored bait. Drop shot a white or pink worm and drag it right across their bed.-Preston M
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Humps
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
46°
Fish were on the 8-12 foot drop
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Shallow water under pontoon lifts.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Throwing a swimbait along weed edges. Caught plenty of bass and lost even more.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Bluegill
white or sunfish color spinnerbiats
Species
Crappie
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Flooded Brush
Water Temperature
68°
Crappie are staging to spawn. Locate the fish cribs on your down and side imaging. Vertically jig over the tops of the cribs. Crappie are also moving into shallow areas. Pitch 2" paddle tail swimbaits to find these fish. There are plenty of good sized crappies (10"-12")