Eaton Reservoir
Published: Updated:
Eaton Reservoir Fishing Reports
Filter by
Sort by
Reports from all past years within a 60-day time frame
Brady Litz
Bronze Ambassador
10/1/21
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Bluegill
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Crappie
Water Temperature
48°
Water was about 48 degrees in mid april and we found the largemouth up shallow warming up in the shallow water as the sun came out later in the day. Found them on the jerkbait on the pause and even found a pair of decent largemouth super slowly rolling the hair jig real shallow. Little single tail grubs on ball heads found a few perch and a few bass too.
Z-Man GrubZ Green Pumpkin / 3 1/2"
Out of Stock
Daiwa Tatula SV Casting Reel - EOL Left / 7.3:1
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
76°
I found countless smaller bass roaming weed edges in depths from 6-15'. Larger specimens were predominantly present in the shallowest and deepest edges of the range. Medium swim baits were also effective fished just above the weeds.
Species
CrappieSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
77°
Fished in the afternoon on a relatively windy day. Began the day in the Northwest corner of the lake targeting weed edges on drop offs at 10-15'. A mix of crappie and bluegill were present, but if you allowed the bait to drop to about a foot off the bottom, you were almost guaranteed to hit crappie as the bait moves through the weeds. It is necessary to pick through the small ones to find keepers, but there are plenty of great fish to be had.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Ledges
Keitech Easy Shiner 3 1/2" / Perch
Out of Stock
VMC Tungsten Drop Shot Weight 1/4 oz / Natural
Out of Stock
Species
Panfish / BluegillSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
68°
Bluegills were beginning the process of building beds. In shallows and in adjacent weeds, large gills were willing to chase any small swimbaits offered at slow, medium, or fast retrieves.
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
69°
Crappie were spread across brush and downed timber, with some coming off of dropoff weed edges. Slow retrieves with pauses and shakes lead to countless hookups as fish were in the middle of spawning.
Species
Yellow PerchSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Live Bait Rigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
68°
Pulling worms on drop shots or jigs led to numerous hookups where we'd and rocks meet. Deeper weeds (10'+) on rocky bottoms also produced fish.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
69°
Bass were scattered across weedy flats and dropoffs all morning and afternoon. Slower steady retrieves, lift and drops, moderate retrieves with occasional shakes, and fat retrieves just below the surface all produced fish, with slow and moderate taking the biggest fish. Only the occasional pickerel showed up, so it was a good day.
