Lake Nokomis
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Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
61°
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
65°
The key for finding these fish was looking for the deeper banks with a mix of boulders and gravel that was windblown and with as little vegetation as possible.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
70°
Good chasing smallmouth around in shallow water, twitching and cranking shallow running crankbaits. Areas of visible rock were easy to target with a mix of cranks. Twitching the original Rapala floater was the most fun because some were willing to strike on the surface. Post-spawn fish were active throughout the day but had to cover a lot of water looking for the bigger fish. Drop-off areas near boulders held most of the bigger fish.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
73°
Smallies where hitting swim jigs over rocky shorelines out to 8ft of water
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Bluegill
We fished the Anglers Choice Northern Division tournament on Nokomis and cut a small 6th place check with 13.55#s. Fishing was over all pretty tough and we located one group of fish on a small rock point that we were able to make hay on early in the morning. Fish were scattered from the grass line to the old river channel. We primarily caught our fish on 3/8 ounce Dirty Jigs Compact pitching pitching jigs, but could snipe a few on flukes and a speed craw on a Carolina rig as well.
