Pool 7 Lake Onalaska
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Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
76°
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Points
Late summer, low flow and low-70's water temps. Look for current areas contacting points near the main river. Most productive areas have clearer water, drop-offs to 6+ ft and wood cover. Swimbaits and ned rigs the most productive for multi-species fun including smallmouths, walleyes and crappies.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Seemed to be decent amount of shad piled up on logs and rock. Caught a decent amount on a chatterbait whenever I could find bait.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Minnows
Fishing was super slow wouldn't reccomend making a trip down their any time soon. Caught a few on a frog and one on an A rig off a wing dam way down south. (Lake Onalaska)
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
75°
Fish were using wing dams and points to chase and coral Shad. Top water didn’t seem yo get the action like rotating between a blades jig and umbrella rig. Fish were definitely on the hunt and filling up! Just look for the boiling water and you should find catchable fish.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
80°
Day 2 of Hobie Bos no wind and temp in the 90's for shed the submerged weeds with a buzzbait. White and black were the colors. Lots of 13 and 14's today but again got a limit biggest was 16" also caught some on a donkey rig with flukes. Even doubled up on the donkey rig!
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
80°
Fantastic day on pool 7 windy and got but tons of fish. 40+ fish mostly 8" to 12" but ended up with some 16" to 17" limit for the Hobie Bos. Water was clear to stained and visability was 4' to 2'. Fish we'd edges and Reed edges.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Matted Grass
Water levels are low, making for excellent fishing along deep cut bank, sand bar drops and main river current breaks and wing dams. Fish are loaded in those deeper holes in some of the backwater chutes.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Tubes
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Bluegill
Fished last weekend for the mlf college series event and struggled with no sunlight. Both large mouth and smallmouth are sitting on laydowns(Fallen trees) throughout 7-8-9. I had a lot of luck throwing a 4' inch tube and current dictated if I went with a 3/8th or 1/2 oz tungsten flipping weight. The key to this strategy is to not peg the weight and let the tube do the work !