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Lake of the Isles
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Pilings
Species
Panfish / BluegillSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Spoons
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Decided to try the lake out before the season ended. I assumed they would be in the basins(20-30ft) but didn't mark anything after checking 2. I did find some good weeds and thats where they all seemed to be(<10ft). Had a good day catching sunfish, crappies, bass. Also saw a bullhead and pike/musky but no bites. The 1/32 or 1/8 Pinhead Pro tipped with minnows/wax worms were the best baits!
Species
Northern PikeSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Spoons
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Went out Thursday and Friday for a few hours, and ice was barely holding on. Fished the weed line(~6-10ft) leading into a basin(~18ft). I generally setup in that ~10ft zone and panfish were definitely all over the place, as I would mark some coming from shallow(3-4ft) and others from deeper(+10ft). I did fish the basin a little bit(15-18ft), catching one baby walleye and marking another good fish but it wasn't as hot a bite as the shallow/dropoffs. Was able to get 2 pike to bite, one on the tipup and one on a Frostbite Dinner bell.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
This here is my current pb largemouth and it was a dream to catch one of these at my age. Now imma talk about what I used and how I use it. I was using my Googan bait green series with Kastking megajaws, and had a 1/4 Googan bait grass hero swim jig green pumpkin with a 3.8 inch keitech white swim bait as a trailer. How I use it was punch or let my jig glide on those weeds and let that paddle tail do the work and make noise on those grasses and they would come up and ambush my lure.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
60°
Let it naturally falls with an occasional pop or 2
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
During the pre spawn try running a chatter bait under the bridges connecting Isles to the Chain of Lakes. Early in the morning can be good middle of the day is good to. Try and stick to the bridges because there is much less vegetation/sun.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
64°
Fishing emergent pad stems has been a great way to catch good numbers. Bites have come either paralleling the outside stems or casting into them, but keeping your swim jig in the middle of the water column is key. The only real pattern with this bite has been the sun. The higher, warmer sun later in the morning and early afternoon has seemed to create a more consistent bite as these fish start to pull up into warmer, shallower water with the sun.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Lily Pads
During the early morning bass were very aggressive along the Eastern arm of the lake. Had a couple swipes and a strike at a topwater frog, otherwise had luck with a pegged Texas Rigged Senko along the edges of the weed lines
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Matted Grass
Grass on the northeast finger is already extremely thick. The hollow body frog was about the only lure I had with that could make it through cover. It was a day of covering a lot of water. Best spots were grass close to deep water and patches of open water in the middle of mats.
