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Lake Mendota Fishing Reports
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Panfish / BluegillTechniqueIce Fishing JigsSeasonIceStructureSubmerged VegetationFish were located on submerged weeds. Plastics and tip downs outperformed jigs and wax worms.
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Smallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonFallStructureSubmerged VegetationJerk baits on edges and points
Omnia Community MemberBronze AmbassadorSpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonFallStructureSubmerged Vegetationexcellent early morning bite on the grass line edges in 6-8'
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonFallStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Found good numbers of smallmouth in clumps of submerged grass in 8-10 feet of water near steeper transitions. A steady twitch twitch pause retrieve was best. Caught them all on a Lucky Craft slim Pointer in blue/black back fished on a 6’8” medium St. Croix BassX rod and Shimano Curado 71 and 12 pound Seaguar InvisX.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonFallStructureBoulders
Water temps in the mid 50’s and clear and the lake has turned over. Tried a little of everything but the most consistent bite I had was dropping on isolated boulders in 20-25 feet of water. Switched back and forth between a dropshot and a Ned rig. Caught a nice fat pike as well!
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Northern PikeTechniqueIce Fishing Tip-UpsSeasonIceStructureSubmerged VegetationSetting tip ups in 3’ of water, half way down the column. In close proximity to schools of bluegill
- SpeciesPanfish / BluegillTechniqueIce Fishing JigsSeasonWinterStructureSubmerged Vegetation
Fishing shallow grass flats, locating thick clumps of milfoil and setting up on the hardest edge findable. Spending majority of time between 2.5-5 feet of water depending upon light level. Wide range of plastic profiles work, depends on the day.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonFallStructureRock Pile
Slowly swimming the swimbait above a rocky bottom and the smallmouth came up and crushed it I even caught my personal best smallmouth for 5 pounds and 14 ounces
