Lake of the Woods (CA)
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Damiki Rig
Structure
Humps
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
39°
Chris Braun
Bronze Ambassador
5/19/24
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
52°
Great to be back on the water. I was surprised to see fish this shallow already. Main target was boulders in 12 FOW. I was surprised to see them this shallow already. Didn't catch anything big, but average was 2.5-3lbs.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Boulders
Water Temperature
55°
Smallies caught slow rolling smeltinators over boulders in 8-15 feet
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Lg)
Structure
Boulders
Water Temperature
50°
Biggest eyes caught in moving water over rocks in 8-12 feet with a large swim bait. Eyes were also found between 20-40 feet with a jig and a minnow
Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
6/12/23
Species
WalleyeSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Trolling 20'+
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
68°
We had been trolling for about 45 minutes about to wrap up the session. Hadn't gotten a single bite at the time. Kept going for another 50 feet and got a bite. Thought it was weeds at first. There was no fight. The walleye bit and held on. Realed in the fish and thought it was a northern at first. My uncle grabbed the net and we got it in the boat. It was a 28 inch walleye. Weighing about 9lbs.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Spoons
Structure
Baitfish
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Crawfish
Burning a trap with a spinnerbait mixed in. Look for obvious points with large boulders on side imaging and reel faster then you would think to get them to react.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Crawfish
Lots of quality smallmouth off shallow boulders, a few off beds. Burning a trap until we found em and then slowed down with Neds to catch better quality ones.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Boulders
We set out over the weekend to track down some big LOTW smallies. After struggling in the morning, we found that fish were sitting on big boulders up shallow. With the sun being up high in the past couple of days, the fish are utilizing the shade of the rocks. Pitching a ned rig to these areas was the most effective technique we found.
