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Lake Charlevoix
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Damiki Rig
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
36°
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Alewife
As the ice states to finally melt, the smallmouth have moved up closer to the 10-30 foot range feeding on Alewife. These fish are constantly moving chasing bait but when you find one you'll find more. Keep bait in the middle of the water column and reel bait in at a slow retrieve.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Reef
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
62°
The spawn is almost over in northern Michigan, but the chances of second wave are high after this massive cold front. Shallow finesse baits are the way to go when the bass find themselves up shallow
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
62°
Many fish on beds anywhere from 2-12 feet of water. Finding areas that had grass and boulders mixed in with the sand was key. Many of the bigger fish spawn deeper so areas protected from the wind or a flogger were very helpful.
Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
6/7/22
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Points
Forage
Minnows
Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
6/7/22
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
68°
As the bass move into their post spawn habits, they will be transitioning into the drop off and holding in weed patches. Covering water with a spinnerbait like the Nichols pulsator and/ or catalyst allows you to find active pods of fish, especially while then conditions are more over cast/ rainy and the wind is blowing
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
68°
There are still some stragglers up on bed and the occasional big post spawner roaming up shallow, but the vast majority of fish have entered their post spawn funk. Targeting bass around structure and on the secondary flat below the drop off lead to the most fish. Light lines, finesse swimbaits and throwing a drop shot lead to the most fish. Using the nishine Erie 115 MD paired with mega live helped to find some more active fish too
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Points
Forage
Perch
Bass were starting to group up on steep drops near turns on main lake points. The fish were keying on schools of baitfish in 25-35 fow, near the sloping areas of the flats. Areas with bottom composition changes seemed to hold more active schools of bass as opposed to do-nothing points or over open water
