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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Species
CrappieSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Spoons
Structure
Ledges
Look for the deep holes. 40 feet seemed to be the best.
Species
Yellow PerchSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Jigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Fish open pockets in milfoil and on the edges near deep dropoffs
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Grass Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Flip the edges of the weed flats and the open pockets as well. Most fish were striking on the fall so you can fish relatively fast and cover water.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Points
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
65°
30mph winds rough.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Prop
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
70°
Fishing report is for 5/23/2023. Weather was light breeze, sunny with a high of about 80. Water temps were 69 to 71.5 and the bass were up shallow. Caught several small to medium fish on topwater fished slow and wacky senkos. Overall a great day. Also got to see a bunch of yellow headed black birds!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
57°
Fishing Opener 2022. Water temps around 55, but up to 60 in some shallows. Bass appeared mostly prespawn, but caught a couple up shallow on a Yamamoto Hula Grub near cattails. Then caught a bunch of medium and small bass just outside of a spawning bay on moving baits, primarily a spinner bait, but also a jerkbait. Was windy and cool.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
63°
Found fish in weeds in 8-11' of water. Many bluegills spawning, smaller gills out in weeds and likely why bass were there. Bass looked healthy so guessing already spawned? Water temps have been all over so not sure on the bass spawn this year.
