Hemlock Lake
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Damiki Rig
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
48°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
50°
South wind made for a tough day but they were chowing down on creature baits Texas rigged around the rocky areas. 50 fish day with a 5.7 pictured on the report.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Jerkbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
61°
Main lake dropped 11 degrees (56 to 44) in a week. Chased down the warm water and checked back up into a pocket with emerging grass and cattails. Found a pocket in dirt shallow water (1 to 1.5 feet) and worked the fluke weightless like a top water walking bait. Bigger class of fish became more active around 7:00 to 7:30. I could watch their wakes as they hunted the bait down. Caught a male up super shallow and then three casts late this big girl bit. My current PB largemouth in all categories: 21 inches, 5-12. Stellar evening fishing shallow!
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Jerkbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
64°
Worked fluke higher up in water column over top of a weed bed adjacent to a small point. Bite came right at dusk, twitch 2-3 times with a 1-2 second pause, bite came on the pause. I like to use a higher visual braid to fluro leader to help see when a fish picks up the fluke on a pause, especially in lower light conditions.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
61°
Targeted laydowns and submerged log fields with interspersed weed pockets. Worked the jerk bait across tops of emerging weeds from shallow to deep. She bit in about the 3 foot range on the shallow weed edge line. measured 20.75 inches and weighed 5-9. Absolute TANK of a frame! caught two other 4 plus pounders.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
52°
Culmination of my last few trips combined. Caught 57 on Sunday and the majority of them came off two rock piles where they were schooled up and feeding like crazy. Pitch in a scounbug bug, couple short hops, let it soak and feel for a bite. Rinse and repeat. Was getting them every other cast. Be sure to check your line often, those rocks are sharp!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
54°
Bass were shallow at the north end. Texas rig worked slowly on bottom was the deal.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
58°
Sitting in about 13' of water and casting my jerk bait to shore up and around laydowns, working my bait with a 1, 2, 1, cadence pausing every so often the key was to work my bait on slack line so that it would kick all the way around 180°and The fish would kill it on the pause.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
48°
Put the hammer on em today including a new PB smallie at just over 4 pounds. Prespawn is about to be in full swing, they are chewing bottom baits like crazy. Short drags and small hops. Make sure to check your line often, area is full of jagged rocks.
