Pool 7 Lake Onalaska
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Species
Panfish / Bluegill
Season
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Minnows
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Minnows
First club tournament in my life in La Crosse! Cold, sleeting, and camping that weekend. What did I learn? Fish current, rocks, and any cover. Change up your presentations until you figure out the pattern. Learn to slow down and speed up when fishing. PS: look out for trees and debris. The river changes all the time. If you want more information, contact me at reelingwithrigo on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Jerkbaits
Structure
Rip Rap
Water Temperature
56°
Along with jigs and tubes for back water rip rap we targeted wing damns and sand drops. You could also use a 5inch stick bait. Jerk them up to the edge of of the structure before it drops and kill it at the drop.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
60°
Weed flats and guts leading into spawning pockets. If cloudy and windy cover water with chatterbait popping thru weeds. When sun is high and water is calm fan cast wacky stick worms in same areas where bass are staging
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Stumps
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
62°
Spawning smallies on hard bottoms with light to no current around rocks.and stumps. Drop shot small tubes to convert catches. Practice catch and release.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Matted Grass
Water Temperature
67°
Caught more smallmouth than largemouth on a frog today, first time for everything! Targeted them coming out of spawning bays which put a lot of fish under mats and around pads. Frog was the best way to catch them and made for a super fun bite.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Laydowns
Fish were tight to lay downs and old grass, fishing a Texas rig was the best way to effectively get fish out of the cover. Having a rod with a light tip and a lot of backbone was crucial, the 7’3 H Victory is perfect for this. Paired with 18lb sunline this was the perfect light flipping setup.