Folsom Lake (3)
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueLarge Hair Jigs (Preacher)SeasonSummerStructureBouldersWell...it happened again. I was out on Folsom the week before and got into a smallie at about 40 feet with a senko. So this last Saturday, I was near that same spot and I had this Outkast Chicken Jig near the shoreline hitting submerged boulders and ledges and crushing Spotties. So I peeled out to where I caught the smallie the week before, sent that Chicken Jig to the bottom at about 40 feet, popped it up and down a couple times and WHAM....hooked into another nice small mouth. 2lb 10oz of pure muscle. Two pretty good weeks in a row at Torture Lake....Most other people call it Folsom Lake....I'm kind of surprised.
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Spotted BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)SeasonSummerStructureBouldersJust had a couple hours Saturday afternoon. Launched at Browns Ravine and headed up the South fork. I was above Salmon Falls Bridge, just Flipping around submerged rock piles. This was the best one of the day...2 1/2 lbs.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueShallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')SeasonSummerStructurePoints
I was up on the North Fork for just a couple hours trying various techniques. Was surprised I wasn't hooking up on a ned or wacky rig. Was seeing fish, but they weren't interested in any of the soft plastics I was offering. Ended up catching a nice smallie on a shad pattern crankbait.
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureBoulders
This lake! It's different every time I go out. What a grind. The one constant is the KVD Blue Craw Red Flake color. KVD has it for just about every soft bait they offer. So if you're going to Folsom, I strongly recommend stocking up on whatever your favorite finesse techniques are with this pattern. The lake level is down a bit. And as I continue to pull myself away from fishing the shoreline (where I'm most confident) to learn more offshore techniques, I was able to go off shore and easily find submerged boulders. I wasn't getting any action with a Texas rig, so I switched to a shop shot, and things lit up from there. I went from grumpy to happy, pretty quick!
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueDeep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)SeasonSummerStructureBoulders
I shouldn't be sharing this... On Folsom right now there is a very hot bite that has been going on for a few weeks. If you are fishing in the heat and not getting bit..... STOP. Launch in the evening around 7 pm. Bring 3 rods. 1 for 10-15' small profile cranks, 1 for 15+ large-bodied crankbaits, 1 for 20+ cranks up to yes magnum cranks. Using Active Target start scanning spots for fish in that 10-30' zone. Keep moving spots until you find a better concentration of larger fish. Start cranking as deep as you can. You prob won't get bit until the evening starts to set in. Once it does, it's game on. There are a few spots that are key but I'll leave that up to you to find them. Should work just about anywhere you can graph fish. One key is to throw a variety of baits and keep switching to find out which they want more, tight, wide, loud, silent, small/large profile etc. Been wrecking the spots and smallmouth, doubling up many times when someone else is in the boat and often catching them one after another... The bite will get better as the light disappears. Start with natural smaller profile, or translucent baits and work your way to large and gaudy as the sun goes down. Hope this helps. I'll be sad if this bite gets blown out for sharing but is what it is. I'll go find another bite. Good luck.
Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureLedgesWith the water dropping so fast the bite slowed a lot from 2 weeks ago. Managed a limit with a full day of fishing. Launched at Granite Bay and fished 1/2 day on the East side of the lake with only 2 bites. Moved to the West side near Dotson's point and found several spots with fish. With the warm water the fish are hanging out in the 20-25' depth near ledges. Only 1 fish on a deep running crankbait and the rest all came on wacky rig drop-shot. Half the fish were on the Zoom green pumpkin worm and the other half on the Missile Bait Ned Bomb Green Pumpkin. good luck!
- Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueNed RigsSeasonSummerStructureBoulders
Rough day at Folsom. Fished from 10:00am -> 6:30pm. Fished depths from 35' to shoreline. Worked my Folsom trustees, Shad Color Crankbait, Z-Man Ned TRD, Drop-shot 6" wacky rig. Also ran a Whopper Plopper (black) quite a bit. 1 bite and 1 fish (10") all day. Caught a nice limit 2 weeks back including a 20" spot. Water level is dropping gradually but hasn't affected my normal spots. Only thing I could think was the full moon possibly affected their eating habits. Good Luck!
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueTexas Rigs (Worming)SeasonSummerStructureBoulders
Anyone familiar with Folsom Lake, knows it can be tough this time of year. The rapidly changing water levels and the increase in wake boarder activity just seems to mess with the bass. But I went out for just a couple hours on Monday, Sept 5 and got into a nice 1.5 pounder using the Yamamoto 5" Kut Tail on a Texas rig. That bait has a crazy good action. Along with the one I landed, I enticed a couple more to come out of their holes showing some serious interest. Looking forward to getting out to some better areas and using this technique.
