Eaton Reservoir
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Crappie
Water Temperature
48°
Z-Man GrubZ Green Pumpkin / 3 1/2"
Out of Stock
Daiwa Tatula SV Casting Reel - EOL Left / 7.3:1
Out of Stock
Brady Litz
Bronze Ambassador
10/1/21
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Bluegill
Fishing the Zman Jackhammer around grass edges, rocky flats and points, seems to really be working well in Eaton Reservoir as well as other local fisheries. Catching Largemouth, Smallmouth, Rock bass and pickerel on this bait makes it very efficient for a great day on the water up here in the north country!
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
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.
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
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
CrappieSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Crappie Sniping
Structure
Laydowns
Water Temperature
64°
It was a bit windy 5-10 mph, and the lake is crystal clear down more than 15'. Crappie were holding tight to large trees that sat in 10-20' of water. Jigging near the deeper ends produced fish, but it was necessary to weed through many aggressive sunfish and small bass to get to the target species.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
73°
The nursery was loaded up. Found a school of bass sitting a little deeper off the second contour break off the shore in 14-21ft of water. The key was being near some submerged vegetation but not in the thick stuff up shallow. Got 11 in about an hour and a half there in the middle of the day with lots of boat traffic driving by. Was able to upgrade size a bit going with the beaver style bait Texas rigged (but a lot less frequent bites) and ran into a couple decent ones with the worm but lots of small ones.
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.
