East Lake Okoboji
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
43°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
39°
Go out and dead stick a ned rig on rock....see what pulls back.
Blake De Jager
Bronze Ambassador
3/10/24
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
40°
Fishing very slow and making multiple casts at the same piece of structure.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Reef
The ice is about off. As soon as the ice gets off and you get a little sun, the small mouth will move up. Look for rock and sand transitions. When you find 1 there will be tons of them. Jerk baits will be key to find.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Docks
Pitching under docks in the 4-6 foot range produced a decent amount of 2 and 3 pounders. Pay special attention to docks with wooden post. Retrieve a Buzzbait around docks with rocky banks.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Minnows
Early mornings the bass can be found chasing baitfish from deep water and pinning them against steep drop offs and busting on the surface. Look for the shallowest water that drops off to 20-50ft and throw spinnerbaits with power swimmers over deep water and catch em good. When the sun comes up a squarebill over the remaining weeds does very well.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Tubes
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
There was a pretty good flippin' bite over on East when the morning fish would die off on West. Caught some nice ones just putting a tube in n' out of the docks that were still there. Some spots had more grass than others and that's when I would fish a Craw Tube instead so it would come back more clean. Docks that were deeper seemed to be the best option.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Docks
Spent the weekend of 4/2/21 fishing the east side of okoboji and largemouth were just starting to move up to whatever shallow cover they could find. Docks tended to hold more fish than laydowns or shallow grass. Water was low but skipping a jig up under docks or throwing a chatter bait around the outside of the docks produced a lot of big fish.
