Lake Palestine
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Species
CrappieSeason
Winter
Technique
Vertical Jigging 20'+
Structure
Standing Timber
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
52°
Jenko Warhead Jig 1/4 oz / Pearl White
Out of Stock
Species
CrappieSeason
Winter
Technique
Vertical Jigging 20'+
Structure
Stumps
Most crappie are near or in the river channel in 25-35fow suspended on timber 16-24ft down.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Crawfish
Water 58 degrees stained. Tons of spotted bass towards the south end of the lake on points and rocky areas. Carolina rigged baby brush hogs fished slowly across rocky areas. Fish are transitioning to winter haunts.
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Humps
Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows 22-28’ deep.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
Largemouth bass are fair, moving to shallow water. Carolina rigged worms, spinners, jigs, and lipless crankbait have been most successful.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
64°
Warming trend bringing fish to mouth of spawning pockets. Less than 24” deep. Water temp was 64.5
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Laydowns
Recent cool weather had the water temps a bit low and has had a bit of an impact on growing vegetation. Bass are starting to move up shallow in spots. I had the most success using a spark shad swimbait on an okashira screwhead swimjig head around laydowns, stumps and edges of vegetation that were just starting to green up a bit. Water on north end where I fished is very muddy with about 8 inches of visibility max, so adjust your presentation and colors for this condition. As temps warm up, this lake is going to be on fire.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Rip Rap
Really tough post cold frontal conditions in sub freezing temperatures on Lake Palestine during my tournament. On Day 2 the sun came out but water temps were still in mid 40s. I focused on riprap and areas that the sun could warm, looking for a reaction bit and bass cruising up against warming structure. I had success slow rolling a Bassman Compact Tandem spinnerbait through these long areas in both the morning and late afternoon.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Points
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
62°
Fish bank lines that face the north or northwest. Other areas that will have fish will be shallow pockets with clear water and protection from all wind. Larger bites came on frogs, spinnerbaits and tx rigged lizards (3/8 oz), with a lot of bucks on the pink worm and chatterbaits. Fish are shallow 1ft or less.
