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Species
Northern Pike
Season
Summer
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
70°
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Bluegill
I was able to catch a 3lb smallie first cast with a dropshot up against some rock/bolder piles. It hit immediately and I was able to get a few more on that structure. This time of year, where the water is hot, fish will stay shallow and against structure heavily. Try throwing a smaller dropshot, if they don’t want a smaller finesse worm, try sizing it up a bit more. Fish will bite it better.
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7/20/23
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
69°
Fishing in 8 feet on docks with a wacky rig working it very slow
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Points
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
75°
Mixed bag at Geneva. Got out 5am-10am. Majority of bites can on deep weedlines and hard spots in 10-18 FOW. Smallies were mostly hitting it on the fall and wanted it dead stuck. Threw the evo around in sparse grass in 6-9 FOW and landed a couple largies.
Species
Walleye
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
Went out to Geneva for 4 days, was able to get 2 walleyes, a bunch of largemouths, and a ton of rock bass. The walleyes were something I was watching, it seemed the ones that wanted to bite were shallow. Compared to the deep ones where they didn’t want to bite nor touch anything. The shallow guys were more active and aggressive, the deep guys were dormant. This is something to keep an eye out for as the season continues, good luck y’all!
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Hard Swimbaits
Structure
Boulders
Water Temperature
64°
Was able to find a few good fish using the glide bait today. I only had a couple commit to the bait like this 3 pound smallie in the picture but I was using the glide in combination with my mega live to lift fish up and then cast back at them. Worked really well! Great Lake to throw bigger baits on.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Winter
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Bluegill
The bass In Geneva are fired up, this was my PB at 6+(no scale), I was casting up shallow and slow rolling a Jackhammer. These fish are followers, so always bring the lure in carefully.
Species
Northern Pike
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Swimbaits
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
I had a tough day of fishing out on lake Geneva and decided to put the glide in my hand. I caught this pike that was around 30” long. I also had a huge number of big bass follow the bait, more 5+ pound bass than I’ve ever seen in the lake. Later I also caught some smaller bass on a little Swimbait.