Elkhart Lake
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Species
MuskieSeason
Winter
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
51°
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
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Cold, windy, and slow fishing
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
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Ice Fishing Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Insects
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 13'+
Structure
Ledges
Water Temperature
74°
tried Big Elkhart in the hopes of finding some of the big Smallmouth bass on Sunday morning. Bite was slow, hooked one nice smallmouth on a sandy weed edge in about 17' of water on a strike king baby z too on a ned head but it got off about 10' from the boat. Then tried a football jig and drop shot on the edge of the main lake sand bar that yielded just a few small largemouth. The excitement for the day came when I tried tossing a Strike King 6XD crankbait in chartruese perch and caught a 24" walleye! Also hooked another sizable fish that shook the hooks before I could get a look at it. Water wasn't as clear as Elkhart usually is, had some color I believe may be due to the storms that passed through the day before.
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
