Eagle Lake (40)
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Eagle Lake (40) Fishing Reports
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Reeds
Species
Panfish / BluegillSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Pressure can be high out here in the winter, but decent panfish action can be had when looking for a quick afternoon out. Don't over look the breaklines and basin edges if the deep holes are full of people. Downsizing to small 3mm jigs and flies helped a lot last time out.
Species
Panfish / BluegillSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Jigs
Structure
Humps
I had great luck in 30ft of water mid February. I was jigging 4mm jigs with plastics and live bait. Fish were lethargic but once you found the right color such as wonder bread or gold the fish woke up. When marking fish don't give up they will start biting late afternoon early evening.
Species
Panfish / BluegillSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bobbers
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Light tackle was key. Water temps were freezing. Cast out and let it sit for a little bit then slow retrieve it in. 1/80th jigheads in orange, chartreuse and or pink worked best.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Grass Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
78°
Grass around edge of lake showed signs of dying off so hard cover (docks) produced plenty of fish. Fish seemed to want the bait pretty far under docks.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Grass Jigs
Structure
Docks
This report is for 8/30/2022. Weather was windy, mostly clear. Water conditions were choppy, and pretty dirty, but clear enough to see a jig. Caught about 7 fish in 3.5 hours, pretty good for this little lake. Caught 3 nice ones on a jig, and about 4 small ones on a frog in the slop/pads. Overall a great after work outing!
Species
Panfish / BluegillSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bobbers
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
40°
The canal on Eagle lake just started producing. Lots of other anglers fishing the canal. Only managed a small bluegill and lost one big bite that almost took the rod out of my hands. Left of parking lot is where the crappies are mostly staged. Use bobbers and minnows or bobbers and small 1/32nd hair jigs. Air temp was 47 degrees and water was still a bit cold, felt around high 30’s maybe low 40’s. Need more warm up for more crappies to start coming in. Good sign is the sunnies are already coming in, so they crappie spawn should be happening soon as they are ready!
Species
Panfish / BluegillSeason
Summer
Technique
Bobbers
Structure
Humps
Forage
Minnows
Crappies and panfish was feeding aggressively on small minnows. Finding humps and casting bobber with a berkley minnow were the ticket.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
The best fish came off of the end of docks, wacky rigging stickbaits. I also caught a few fish with a swim jig. Saw a few bass cruising in 2-3ft of water, but no beds yet.
