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Grindstone Lake
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Hair Jigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
Species
WalleyeSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Spoons
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Perch
I targeted weed edges in 12-16ft adjacent to deep water. The key was dropping my camera down and getting a good view of the bottom. I was looking for the edge or sparse vegetation. Both set lines and jigging has been stellar.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Crawfish
The fish were setting up on big boulders in the shallows. If you were up shallow and there were bait and boulders around you were catching them. Visably looking for big boulders was key. There was often smallies right on them. The ned bomb was killer for theese smallmouth! The other ned rig baits could not keep up.
Sufix Advance Fluorocarbon 10lb / 200 Yards
Out of Stock
Shimano Vanford Spinning Reel - EOL 2500 / 6.0:1
Out of Stock
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Hair Jigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Insects
Water Temperature
46°
Mid-April water temp was 46 degrees. Smallmouth could be found in roaming packs of fish on the edges of the gavel/sand spawning flats. Fish were cruising shallow and along the breaks. They preferred a black 1/8th oz hair jig fished with slow retrieve. Bites happened in as little as 2-3' and as much as 16'. Target fish that are getting ready to move up into the spawning flats along the bank.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Humps
42-50 Water temps, Targeting fish in staging areas with with rock, sand and veg mix. vision 110 and 110+1. The colder water requires longer pauses as the sun warms the water the pauses can speed up. Natural colors are essential as it is very clear lake this time of the year.
Noah Glitto
Bronze Ambassador
5/9/22
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Blade Baits
Structure
Boulders
Fish could be found near 5' flats on the break dropping down to 12' of water. popping blade baits was the most effective technique to target and trigger bites. Water temps varied from 42-47 depending on location and time of day. Using live sonar fish could be seen following other baits but not willing to strike. blades baits ruled the day with many fish over 3.5lbs with Bagley flat sided cranks coming in second.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Perch
Pre spawn smallmouth were hanging around the flats in pretty shallow water. Like 5 feet and less. They were triggered by tossing light weight paddle tail swimbaits with a steady retrieve. Sun gil was the hot color in the keitech 3.8 fat impact.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Crawfish
There was good bite window from 7-10am then the bite got tough. Fish were related to bigger boulders with a sharp drop or bigger boulders with sand pockets
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
67°
Smallies were all over the beds and was just pitching my jig around them and also would sprinkle in a ned rig. anywhere with big rocks and sand had the smallies all over them.
