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william beck
Bronze Ambassador
8/28/24
Species
Muskie
Season
Summer
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
78°
Dan Bruski
Bronze Ambassador
9/4/23
Species
Crappie
Season
Summer
Technique
Vertical Jigging 0-9'
Structure
Humps
Water Temperature
77°
I was trolling across the lake towards one of the points and picked up something strange on the side scan. I marked it went back and vertical jigged, regular, and with a slip bobber around 10 feet down, where I was marking fish I was able to land over 10 crappie.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Catching them on a jig worm along the deep weed edge in 8-10 féet of water.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Found decent size largemouth bass in from of submerged vegetation and weed lines using a drop shot lure. I'd cast, let it drop for a few seconds and then work it in. I did try a topwater Whopper Plopper but nothing bit. Worms deeper in from of weeks was the best bet.
Species
Panfish / Bluegill
Season
Summer
Technique
Crappie Dock Shooting
Structure
Docks
Water Temperature
77°
Dropping little jig heads with those small plastics. Picked up sunfish. No crappie though. Friends were using worms and did better, but most were very small but many swallowed their live bait so they kept them.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Fish are in their summer patterns. Few sporadic fish around docks, but the best bite was in grass edges and clumps in 8-12" of water. Casting 3/8oz Jigs w/ Menace Grubs trailers in green pumpkin and sunfish based colors. Backing that up with 1/8oz Jig worm tipped w/ similar colored Yum Dingers. Graph around, find the good grass edges & start mining for bites. When you get a bite, slow down and saturate that area.
Species
Crappie
Season
Fall
Technique
Vertical Jigging 10-19'
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
75°
Spotting fish balls on sidescan and downscan. I found some sort of strange structure at 15’. Been pulling decent crappies out. It’s near the first point by the awesome house. I’d be happy to share location if I can figure out how. I took my kids with tonight. The pic shows a “sunfish” not a crappie, but it was in the same spot.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Temps are cooling down and bass are back up shallow. I caught this 4lb’er on a Jackhammer Chatterbait in less than 2 fow! Casting near shoreline, over submerged vegetation.