Izaak Walton League of America Lakes - Griffith Chapter
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Izaak Walton League of America Lakes - Griffith Chapter Fishing Reports
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Bluegill
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
It was a cool and calm day with bluebird skies in the afternoon. I saw a lot of movement on the water, but it seemed like they didn't want to bite anything. So, I used some finesse and tied on a drop shot with a Zoom finesse worm and worked the edges of some submerged grass until I finally got a bite.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Bluegill
It was a cool, calm night fishing a boat launch that had a reed edge and a deep drop off. I was drop shotting a zoom finesse worm in junebug along the Reed edges. When I night fish, I find drop shot works well if you kind of slowly work it back instead of popping it. I cast it out along the edges again and worked it down the drop off, and then I thought I got snagged, but it turned out it was a 6 lb bass, and the fight was on.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Bluegill
The day was a little cool 62 degrees with overcast skies and windy. I was not having too much luck but then spotted bass chasing bluegills around a brush pile. I tied on a vmc spinshot dropshot hook and put a googan baits drag n drop 4" bait in murky minnow on and slowly worked it along the edges of the brush until I got a bite.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
It was a cool, partially cloudy day with calm water. I started the morning with some topwater. But I didn't have any luck with that. I then tried throwing a couple of jerkbaits and some swimbaits, but nothing wanted to commit. I then tied on a dropshot and was piecing out some vegetation when I finally got a bite. This fish was small, but at least I caught something.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
It was a sunny, calm day on the water, and I was fishing on a dock. Along the bank, there are some laydowns and submerged vegetation. It was a tough bite that day, so I decided to weightless Texas rig a Zoom magnum trick worm and let it fall in and out of the vegetation. A couple casts in, and I felt the bite and reeled him in.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Bluegill
It was a warm fall day, so I took the kayak put and was throwing some baits around and kind of just getting a feel for it. I anchored parallel to a point with a steep drop off and started swimming around the dark sleeper and ended up catching one.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
72°
It was a clear cooler morning with blue skies, and I was fishing off a point. I wasn't noticing too much movement in the water, so I figured I would try a finesse presentation and throw the ol wacky worm around. I tied on a vmc neko hook and a yum dinger and started casting around some brush piles and laydowns. It was not long before I saw my line start swimming to the side, so I set the hook, and to my surprise, a decent bass was on the other end. It was a fun fight to get him in on, but I'm glad I was able to.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Points
Forage
Bluegill
It was a cool day with a strong breeze, and the water had a little ripple on it. I was casting around a bit and saw a decent amount of fry and bait swimming off this point. I tried some topwater with no effect , so I switched it up to a moving bait. I almost had the bait to the bank when this fish hit my lure like a ton of bricks.
