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Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
79°
Shawn Daiga
Bronze Ambassador
9/6/22
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
Finding the wolf pack is as simple as finding Rick piles !
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Crawfish
Look for deep sharp drop with rock flats near strong current . windy bank pushing bait driving smallmouth to the flat rock bank.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Water level is dropping and the fish a moving out to deep water, Still plenty of minnow schools by the main channels, look for big rock piles near the channel smallmouth are holding tight under the bait over the rocks, swim the ned rig in the school of minnows and hold on .
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Dam
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
70°
The Dam and Rip Rap is stacked with smallmouth that will eat almost anything
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Minnows
Summer time can be difficult but if you focus on finding schools of bait alongside weed beds main lake point smallmouth and largemouth Bass will be near by ,Stick with a minnow-style bait in silver on sunny days or white on cloudy days
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Crawfish
Chatty still has high water levels at the south end of their lake , look for weed beds in 6-8 foot water and fish the inside just by deep water you might get a walleye or two , flipping the bushes nearby isn’t a bad idea, 1st thing in the morning use a pop in frog on 30lb Braid line.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
51°
I had to go out and practice with my new jerkbait rod and reel. Boy, it's worth every penny. The Expride, with the 71 mgl, was the perfect weight and jerks the vision 110 perfectly. I found a bait ball and followed it around, catching smallies and walleyes.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Dam
Forage
Shad
Fish were holding from 6-10 ft. Deep on break lines. Water temp was 53* and dropping due to the snow. They wanted the jerkbait worked at a medium tempo