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Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Bluegill
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Topwater Prop
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water levels are low, so be careful, but top water action on superb smallmouth and largemouth this week...several fish over 4 targeting shallow weed flats with scattered rocks with Berkley Choppos (105, 90 and new 75s) over grass in 2 to 8 feet. Bone was hot.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Vertical Jigging 10-19'
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Bluegill
Scan for bluegills, find the bass, we were damiki rigging em using 2d.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Bluegill
Fishing rock piles and weed edges in 10-18ftow water temp in the mid 70s, rotated between a tube and dropshot.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Skipping docks with a swim jig and creature bait, water temp mid 70s plenty of smallmouth and largemouth up shallow together under and around docks.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water temp high 70s, got on a unique smallmouth bite skipping docks with a structure jig with quality largemouth and smallmouth mixed in!
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water temp high 70s, hammered largemouth with smallies mixed in on grass points and shallow reeds and bullrushes, hot bait was a swim jig but also had fish mixed in flipping and frogging.
K-Mac
Bronze Ambassador
6/17/23
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Reeds
Water Temperature
74°
South end of the lake in the grass channels in 6-8’ of water is drilling Largemouth, Smallmouth, and Northern Pike on Bluegill colored crank baits.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Damiki Rig
Structure
Points
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
49°
Targeting points in that 8-14 foot range just strolling a soft plastic minnow, they seemed to prefer a steady straight retrieve! Where we found one smallie we found many more!