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Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
10/14/24
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Species
WalleyeSeason
Fall
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Bluegill
I caught my personal best walleye this fall here in monona on a megabass vision 110 perch pattern. Slow subtle jerks are the key to success. Try these megabass baits and you will never go back to any other brand!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Lily Pads
I had a tournament out on the Madison Chain of lakes on October 8th. We spent most of our time on menona since the lock to Mendota was out of service. The bite was really tough for us, and could not find fish off shore so resorted to fishing shallow. We found our best luck throwing buzz Baits and chatter baits over submitted vegetation and had some luck doing that. Our best bite came from a dying Lilly pad patch the we fished throwing buzz baits and we had a handful of nice blowups and caught some good fish doing that.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
72°
Overall it was a tough outing, but some areas of grass held some fish. We caught them frogging and punching grass, but the best bait was a swim jig around the docks in the morning. The wind was blowing pretty hard during the outing, and I got most of my bites in the dirty, windblown water around dock posts.
Dylan Sprain
Bronze Ambassador
9/23/23
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
68°
Also mixed in small soft body swim baits.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
60°
Fished the weed edges around the lake targeting 6-12 feet of water. Caught a lot of fish in the 2-3 pound range , fun method to put a lot of fish in the boat. Also good method to catch Muskie
Species
WalleyeSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Spoons
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
32°
Fished right away from the rip rap jigging very aggressively, best time to catch numbers was at night for us.
HotbaitVMC Tingler Spoon 1/8 oz / Glow Gold Fish
Out of Stock
Species
Panfish / BluegillSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Insects
Water Temperature
30°
Monana Bay this year has been decent. A lot of bluegills being caught. If you are marking and you not catching, downsize. I typically fish Clam drop series jigs and go down to 1/32 and size 14 hook if they are swimming by and not biting. Red spikes are a better choice and a smaller profile than wax worms. There is always a lot of pressure on the bay and the triangle, but you can still find some good ones mixed in.
Species
MuskieSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Mid spring to early summer the muskie were in about 6-10 foot of water. They really were coasting the deep weed lines and ambushing out swim b aits and chatter baits. The southwest shoreline and south shore line were the best at this time. Water temps were around 69-72 degrees.
