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Lake O' the Pines
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Shad
Species
CrappieSeason
Winter
Technique
Vertical Jigging 10-19'
Structure
Brush Piles
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Shad
I went out on the lake on 02/18/22 to practice for a collegiate tournament with my tournament partner. The weather started off cold in the morning with outside air temperatures in the low 30's and then warming up to the low 50's later in the day. There was almost no wind at all, and it was bright and sunny all day. The water temperature throughout the day ranged from 48 to 54 degrees and there was about 1.5 to 2 feet of visibility throughout the areas of the lake we checked. We caught 8 fish total and had a 5 fish limit of around 13 pounds fishing offshore rock piles in 10 to 20 feet of water with a Ned Rig and a Jig, as well as utilizing our forward facing sonar to catch some on an Alabama Rig. Later in the day when the sun got up and warmed up the water, we were also able to catch some on the bridges with a ned rig and the rip rap along the dam with a weightless tube style bait. All in all it was a good day of practice and we hope to catch a big bag in our tournament tomorrow, wish us luck. As always, thank you for reading my reports! Check out the picture attached to the report to see a pretty nice spotted bass I caught early in the morning on a rockpile!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Shad
Warming temps brings fish to mouth of spawning pockets with cover.
Species
CrappieSeason
Winter
Technique
Vertical Jigging 10-19'
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Fish in 9 foot drop offers into 16 feet were the brush piles are..
Species
CrappieSeason
Winter
Technique
Crappie Spider Rigging
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
49°
Drifting in open water fishing about 1 to 2 foot off the bottom using live minnow . To catch the larger crappie either use larger minnows or use 1/16 ounces crappie jig tipped with the smaller minnows.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Rock Pile
Water Temperature
49°
Slow bite and no large fish. Fished lower end of lake in 8-12ft
Zach Gibbons
Bronze Ambassador
3/16/23
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
57°
Bass were hitting spro bronze eye frogs before the cold front came in. After the water temp dropped 5 degrees the jackhammer and wacky worm caught them well.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Docks
The fishing at Lake O' the Pines is fixing to be really hot. Unfortunately this past weekend it was a bit of struggle with post frontal conditions and an abundance of fishing pressure. None the less the fish are wanting to get up and around the bank with water temps in the mid to lower 50's. There are still some fish out off the bank that haven't quite gotten ready to make the move to prepare to spawn, but I think with some warmer weather you will start to see those fish transition as well. The lake is fairly low right now so stumps, docks, and rock are the most prominent shallow water cover right now. Fishing rocking points with either a jerkbait or crankbait right now is a good way to try and intercept those fish that are one the move. Once in the shallows a flipping jig, chatterbait, or shakey head are your best bet to get a bite. For those fish still hanging offshore a football will be the ticket focusing on brushpiles, hard spots, and other offshore structure.
