Elkhart Lake
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Species
MuskieSeason
Winter
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
51°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Cold, windy, and slow fishing
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
59°
Largemouth were found under shallow docks close to shoreline vegetation.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
59°
Bites came on the deepest dock poles. Also caught fish dragging this jig along the first break into deeper water.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Hair Jigs
Structure
Docks
A Little late in getting this posted, many smallmouth were still on beds as of this outing, caught a few blind casting and slow rolling the hair jig. Saw some nice muskies just sitting up shallow at the mouth of turtle bay. Had 2 smallies over 3#. Hoping they get set up in the usual summer spots soon!
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Docks
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Hair Jigs
Structure
Docks
Had a tournament in the pouring rain. Fish still don't seem to be set up for summer. Caught my limit shallow, with 4 of 5 fish coming from docks. Caught one on a weed edge in about 5'. Finished 3rd and won big bass with the pictured bass. All of our fish including the 5 weighed in were caught on a black Feider Fly by Outkast tackle.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Humps
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
74°
Morning started off slowly catching a few short bass on finesse baits on weed edges. The bite picked up late morning when some cloud cover worked its way in. Working drop offs in 14-19 feet of water with strike king jigs with rage craw or structure bug trailers worked best. Strike king series 5 crankbait and red eye shad also produced a few fish. Had a large musky grab a nice smallmouth my fishing partner was reeling in until it snapped the line. He also raised a larger musky to the boat side on a football jig, it followed a few figure 8’s before getting spooked.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Docks
Water Temperature
77°
Was mainly catching them under docks but also did find the outer edge with livescope and was catching them also in 15-17 FOW
