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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
70°
I went out to the lake for the first time ever on Sunday, March 7th, 2024 with my best friend and tournament partner Iain, and we ended up taking a bank fisherman at the lake fishing with us as well. It was partly cloudy all day, with the sun popping out more in the afternoon, and outside temperatures starting around 70 degrees and reaching almost 90 degrees by the end of the day. The water temperatures ranged from 68-76 degrees, and the water clarity ranged from 1-5 feet of visibility. There was a slight breeze at about 7 mph coming out of the southwest all day. We spent the day fishing shallow lily pads and submerged vegetation, as well as a couple docks, with a wacky rigged senko, a texas rig (for bed fish), and a swim jig, and were able to catch close to 30 total fish, with our best 5 bag weighing in at 18.63 pounds, and our big fish of the day being a 5.24 pounder that Iain caught, pictured with the report. All in all it was a great day of fishing for bass in all three stages of the spawn, and we can't wait to get back to Lake Athens sometime soon. Thanks for reading and tight lines!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
52°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Spoons
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
81°
hit what few lighted docks there are and fluttered a spoon in the lights caught em to 4 lbs
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Summer time can be challenging but also fun and rewarding. Seems like the bass are hiding in the grass, on grass lines , and are also moving towards deeper water after feeding shallow morning/evening. I’ve had most luck on double fluke on grass lines, med-deep cranks and jerk baits.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Baitfish
Lake Athens offers opportunity for multiple styles of fishing; from power fishing over grass, to top-water around lily pads, skipping docks, ned rigging off weed lines or chasing schools boiling on bait balls with swimbaits. Today was a truly fantastic day on Lake Athens! The Largemouth bass were schooling and boiling on bait balls offshore, in large frenzied schools. Most of the bait they were feeding on were very small, 1 to 2 inch minnows. I saw personal success using a Smeltinator Jig Head matched with a small minnow styled swimbait, when dealing with the schools of largemouth. The Zman Minnowz are some of my favorites, along with the spark shads. I also had success working a ned rig along the edge of the weed lines, as well as skipping both a wacky rigs and a ned rigs underneath docks and the edges of lily pads. As the day grew warmer, I switched to the other side of the lake and started working cover and the shady docks. There is really something for everyone on this lake!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Very Light bite. Slow take. Allow the fish to pick up and tighten line.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Docks
