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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Points
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
50°
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
58°
They seemed to like a longer pause. Catching them in 5-10 feet.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Reeds
Water Temperature
73°
Largemouth were holding very tight to newly green reeds in maybe a foot of stained water. My derby partner was also catching them in the same areas with a Texas rigged creature bait of a similar size and color. It felt like they were hitting it on the fall. You would lift up and there would be weight and your line would swim away.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
The key was finding chunk rock or big boulders or rock to sand transition. It was like clock work. Find one of those areas along or surrounding a secondary point and drift the ned rig or hop the tube or pull the swimbait along the bottom, moving slowly, and once you felt the transition or pulled free of the boulder just wait for it.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Lg)
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
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7/15/22
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Reeds
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Minnows
I launch from the state park at sunrise in late summer and fish the western shoreline, the buoy line outside of the beach, the weed flat to the north of the beach, the ledge outside the pin buoy line extended north of the beach, and the ledge at the edge of the river channel headed toward the backsets. While there were numerous school of baitfish gathered on weed edges and over rocks/boulders and lots of fish breaking the surface in 6'-10' of water, there was little action on top-water or swimbait presentations. Even the typical pickerel seemed shy, which is rare on Delta. A solid northern was caught on a live bait rig, and a couple small perch were enticed by small swimbaits. The only thing that produced smallies with any consistency was the dropshot. Cast on the deep side of ledges just beyond weed lines and fished slowly back to the boat, several different plastics worked. The best colors were lighter in nature, with ZMan's The Deal leading the way in getting bites.
Species
Yellow PerchSeason
Fall
Technique
Live Bait Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Found a big school of good perch over 10"s using fatheads targeting the best remaining live grass. I would rig a drop shot setup and pull the weight into a weed line and the perch would come over and eat the minnow right on the grass edge while the weight was hung up.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Fall
Technique
Blade Baits
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Perch
We found some active birds and walleye were underneath the schools of little perch. Hopping blades or swimbaits off the bottom and then letting them fall was the key.
