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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
40°
Species
Lake TroutSeason
Ice
Technique
Blade Baits
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
43°
Fishing around ledges from 10ft that drop off fast to 35ft. Throw up on and small hops of to trigger strikes
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
35°
The flats near points were best using a 1/2 oz jig with green and white plastics. Lake Trout and perch were also in the mix.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
34°
Bass were all over the top of the drop-offs and quite aggressive this weekend hitting 1/4 oz jigs with plastics.
Species
Yellow PerchSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Insects
The perch are still mega deep (25'-45') on very isolated rocks and sunken structure.
Species
Yellow PerchSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Perch
The water is still very cold 36-37 degrees, and the perch are still very deep. I was able to see some very big female perch starting to pull up a little shallower about 20-25 foot on the Aqua Vu camera. Fishing was still pretty tough, but its getting better. The drop shot for sure seems to the most productive presentation.
Species
Yellow PerchSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Perch
Today was a pretty tough fishing day for perch in a small derby. With that being said, I believe that the lake Trout are really disturbing the perch and their behavior. I launched out of the Penn Yan branch, and the channel was about 46-48 degrees. The main body of the lake is still at about 36-38 degrees. When I did find a school of perch, it was really tough to get a bite and it was sporadic between perch and lake trout being caught. Seems like everything is relating to a piece of off-shore structure, whether it be a boulder or otherwise.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Points
bought the rod to use on small jigs and Neds instead of a spinning rod. works well with a Shimano 70MGL with 15lbs braid and a leader. can replace a spinning rod easily.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Blade Baits
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Perch
Water temp dropped from 45 to 41, but i almost seemed to make the smallmouth bite better. They were stacked in a few small areas, but 30-35 feet of water seemed to be the key.
