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Conesus Lake
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Damiki Rig
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
35°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Alewife
Smallmouth and largemouth are starting to roam the shallow flats close to deep water. Change up the cadence to figure out what they want on the day.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Damiki Rig
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
38°
Smallmouth were orienting around structure on the bottom or hard bottom in general. Had to keep the bait about 3-4 ft above their heads, they would rise and chase, couple slack lined me. The other bait I had in rotation is the Hog Farmer Stroll shad 4 inch Electric Shad color. This smallie weighed 5-8 and I put together a 25 pound bag. Same set up and conditions on NYE, put together another 20+ pound bag. Winter smallmouth fishing is probably one of my favorite end of year activities and this lake produces so BIGGINS late December!
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Damiki Rig
Structure
Points
Forage
Blueback Herring
Water Temperature
41°
Targeted schools of small mouth on deep humps and ledge breaks around 28-33 feet. Worked the bait between 3-6 feet above the bottom and they would come up off the bottom to eat. Schools were not actively chasing bait balls, sticking closer to desired structure.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
46°
I was catching them off points in 5-12 feet of water.
Don Judy
Bronze Ambassador
4/20/24
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
51°
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
46°
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
47°
I was fishing 6-8' flats, I would scan around with livescope until I saw small isolated patches of grass and cast just past them. I worked the jerkbait with a standard jerk,jerk,pause cadence and bites were coming within 10 feet of the isolated weed patches.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
47°
Fishing shallow flats and wind blown points looking for pre spawn males moving up and for bigger size fish feeding up on bait found fish anywhere from 5'-15' got most of my bites on the rip after a pause, caught 15+ fish on a perch pattern.
