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Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Boulders
Water Temperature
58°
Species
Walleye
Season
Fall
Technique
Vertical Jigging 0-9'
Structure
Humps
Water Temperature
58°
added a large chub to our jigs in 10 feet of water and casted about, caught lots of walley, some small and quite a few 13 inch eaters.
Species
Crappie
Season
Fall
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Baitfish
Water Temperature
58°
20 feet down with a 3/8 oz jig and a pink white tail. We limited out in 1.5 hours
Species
Northern Pike
Season
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Ledges
Water Temperature
63°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Find the schools! Finding them in about 12 ft of water and they are suspending.
Species
Crappie
Season
Summer
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
78°
Species
Crappie
Season
Summer
Technique
Crappie Sniping
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
73°
Fishing for Crappies produced a mixed bag of Crappies, Sunifish, and Largemouth Bass. Primarily fished the weed edge (lake map depths of 12'-15') near and adjacent flat. Openings in the weed mat where weed cover changed from 2'-3' under the surface to open bottom excelled. The most productive results came from spot locking upwind of these pockets and casting back past them, running asmall 1/32 jig tipped with a Big Bite Bait Kamikaze Swimon (Crappie) plastic just above the shallow weeds and allowing the jig to drop into the pocket areas. most strikes occured on the fall of the jig into these holes. The sensativity to feel light bites came from using a St Croix Panfish series rod / Diawa Revros loaded with Sufix Nano Braid and an 8' Sufix advanced flurocarbon leaders.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Grass Jigs
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Bluegill
Get in the shallows and flip those reeds, frog those pads, flip the grass, and skip those docks. There is some nice fish up shallow to catch. Shelfout Point is a great spot to start, I would try jumping around the south end of the lake and hitting as much vegetation as possible.