Fort Loudoun Lake
Published: Updated:
Species
Season
Fort Loudoun Lake Overview
Top Techniques Reported for Largemouth Bass + Winter
- Shallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6')2
- Ned Rigs1
- Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)1
- Spinnerbaits1
- Largemouth Bass5 Reports
Recent and Trending Baits
Fishing Reports
26 Reports on Fort Loudoun LakeSort by
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Winter
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Laydowns
Water Temperature
47°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Winter
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Points
Water Temperature
48°
Spent a lot of time fishing shallow points, locating bait! Started fishing moving baits but switched to plastics! Ended up catching a few on NED rigs using either the Riot Baits Baton cut short to about 4" or Z-Man TRD on a Woo Tungsten 1/4oz Ned Head. All fish came at the first drop in about 8-10ft of water. Caught 3 doing this, 2 smallmouth and 1 Largemouth, all were around 14" in length.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Winter
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Got out in the kayak for a few hours in the Concord area. The fish were VERY tight lipped with the calm winds and bluebird skies. Managed to nab a few decent bass in the 2.5lb range cranking rock and gravel banks that were on the sunny side of the lake. If the crankbait wasn't dredging bottom, they wouldn't bite. I spotted many bass holding near bottom near bait schools unfortunately I never found any that were feeding. A little wind or cloud cover would have helped the bite all around.
Top Fishing Techniques
for Largemouth Bass + WinterChoose from techniques based on Fort Loudoun Lake fishing reports.