Chaumont Bay
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Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Humps
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Crawfish
Water Temperature
53°
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Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Laydowns
On a painfully difficult day laden with bad decisions by my boater (by his own admission), this bait produced a 3.5 lb. smallie, one of only two fish for me on the day.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Boulders
Water Temperature
76°
Month: August Weather: Bright with some clouds, 5-7 mph out of the southwest, 80s-90s Water Temp: 74-78 Depths: Rocky flats and points in 8-16' near deeper water. I launch out of the Chaumont Bay state launch in Chaumont around 4:30 PM. I used Navionics and my side imaging to identify large rocks/boulders to fish near drop offs. I initially found some smallies drifting the edges of large boulders/rocky area just outside of Duck Bay and hooked/landed a couple nice fish drop shotting on the Berkley Flat Worm in black. Action was inconsistent, so as the evening progressed, I moved to the deeper end of Independence Point and after that Johnson Shoal. These locations provided steady action, producing multiple fish over 4 pounds and several fish in the 3+ lbs. range on the drop shot with an Erie Darter in Smoke Purple twitched back to the boat. Dark Sleepers in Mutsugorou also produced a couple fish. It was a great initial trip out on Chaumont Bay.
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