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Crystal Lake

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Species

Largemouth Bass

Season

Ice (Current)
12 Fishing Reports
15 Followers

Crystal Lake Overview

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Top Techniques Reported for Largemouth Bass + Ice

    Total Fishing Reports
    12
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    1. Largemouth Bass12 Reports

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    12 Reports on Crystal Lake

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    • CJ Xiong

      Gold Ambassador

      11/5/23

      • Species

        Largemouth Bass

      • Season

        Fall

      • Technique

        Lipless Crankbaits

      • Structure

        Baitfish

      • Forage

        Bluegill

      • Water Temperature

        50°

      Air temps were high 50s with low wind, 5-6mph. Water temps were a steady 50 degrees across the whole lake. Extremely clear right now, about 12-15ft visibility. Started off on my typical deep weed line spots with no luck on jerkbaits. Trolled around the basin for a bit too see if anything was out there and saw large schools of smaller fish in roughly 20-22fow on the graph. Tried drop shotting with a tiny Aberdeen hook and half of a 1in gulp to see if they were gills or perch. Nothing but nibbles when I tried to catch them. Pulled out of the basin and noticed lots of small bait fish cruising the shoreline, almost looked like fingerling bass or shiners or something, couldn't get close enough to see since they'd spook before I could get close. Majority of the weeds have died off so it's pretty barren around that depth but the bass seemed to be cruising around in the shallow water. Maybe chasing the bait fish, maybe warming up in the sun. Burned a lipless crank relatively fast at that depth around the lake and they seemed to be following that pattern on the entire lake. Hard or soft bottom, cover or not, it didn't seem to matter because as long as I fished that depth, they'd bite.
    • CJ Xiong

      Gold Ambassador

      4/5/21

      • Species

        Largemouth Bass

      • Season

        Spring (Pre-Spawn)

      • Technique

        Hard Jerkbaits

      • Structure

        Ledges

      Tossed jerkbaits on dropoffs near flats or shallow areas. Water is still very cold, long pauses worked out the best.
    • CJ Xiong

      Gold Ambassador

      4/25/22

      • Species

        Largemouth Bass

      • Season

        Spring (Pre-Spawn)

      • Technique

        Hard Jerkbaits

      • Structure

        Submerged Vegetation

      • Water Temperature

        43°

      Water temps stayed around 43 degrees everywhere I went. Threw jerkbaits around 15 ft of water along weed lines. Kind of slow still, but they'll bite.
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