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Species
Yellow PerchSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Jigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
Species
CrappieSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Spoons
Structure
Ledges
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Find the smaller clumps of red top milfoil floating near the top. Finesse style drop shot with a green pumpkin Chart tail Zoom Trick worm 1/4 weight. Hang on and enjoy the ride. This lake is full of 1 to 4 pound fish on all weed edges. Fish can be located in 8 to 14 feet of water just follow the weed lines.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
51°
This outing was for 11/2/2024. Fished from about 930 to 245. Water temp was 50 to 51, and air temp started about 40 and got up to the low 50s. Winds were light out of the south. Water was pretty low compared to my last couple outings here. Fishing was a bit slow, but over caught 6 bass ranging from 12 to 19 inches. Caught 4 flipping reeds and cattails with a Dbomb in black and blue. Also caught a couple on a drop shot in about 8 feet of water around weed edges. Water was starting to clear up fom the summer green color. Overall beautiful day of early November fishing.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Work the buzz bait in pockets of dying vegetation and around the edges. Chatterbait worked on outside weed line and skipping jigs on the remaining docks.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Had good luck fishing from the public dock using a shallow diving crank bait, 1' to 2' was about right, any lower it kept getting caught in weeds
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
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Docks
Forage
Crawfish
This report is for Sept 24, 2022. Morning started out slow, but found a dock bite happening flipping shallow. Caught about 10 to 12, with a few being fatties. Missle D Bomb got them good this morning.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Fall
Technique
Trolling 20'+
Structure
Humps
Forage
Crappie
Water Temperature
68°
Floating crawler harness with 2oz bottom bouncer
