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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Lily Pads
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
Species
Striped BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Points
Water Temperature
55°
Found a school of stripers feeding off of a shallow point. They wanted the jerkbait worked quickly, and hit it on movement with short pauses.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
55°
The males are starting to move up shallow getting ready for the spawn. Got multiple bites on a suspending shallow jerkbait working it with a standard twitch and pause retrieve. Pausing for a few seconds worked best.
Andrew C
Bronze Ambassador
4/30/23
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Boulders
Water Temperature
56°
Walleye were active during rainy weather and actively blowing up on bait. Multiple keeper size walleye caught around boulders on Liffy Island in coves adjacent to deep water and released. Slow rolled chatterbait near boulders.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
The bass are up shallow and spawning, now's the time to find those flats and spawning areas searching for fish on or around beds. My favorite techniques this time of year are to drag a carolina or texas rig with a lizard imitation around the beds. You will likely be in shallow water, so a smaller weight to give it a slow, natural presentation works best.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
The fall transition seems to have started and it was a tough go around adjusting to the cold nights. Got a few strikes on medium diving crankbaits, chatterbait, and weightless senkos but nothing good. I fished submerged weed edges, shallow and deep, and docks. The spotted lantern flies were all over the water, and small fish were coming up to eat them all day too.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Boulders
Working a squarebill around boulders and dock edges landed a 4 pounder.
