Lake Washington (MN)
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Docks
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
68°
Species
Northern PikeSeason
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
68°
Mid-afternoon fishing the weed line from 4-8 feet.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Perch
After a few days of more inconsistent bite, today there was definitely a pattern until late morning. You could catch smaller bass on the edges or pockets of matted grass weed lines but the bigger fish came along the lily pads. You had to walk the frog slowly with a few short pauses in and under lily pads to get the bigger fish to bite. At times if you got in the same gap they would hit it 2-3 times if they missed it the first time. If you moved out deeper you had to deal with small northerns slapping at the top water.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Topwater Prop
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
The heat has definitely pushed the bass further in to cover or deeper. Fished the weed edges again with frogs, and popping lures with almost no success. Moved out deeper to more submerged weeds and utilized a toad rubber jr in the bone color to get the one and only fish. Had limited time due to kids being a long but think a Buzzbait over deeper weeds or pitching the matted grass edges would produce fish if the wind and cloud cover cooperates.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Topwater Popping
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Shad
Take advantage of the early hours with foggy conditions! Smaller bass seemed to hit a frog on the edge of matted grass but some of the bigger bass wouldn’t commit or would miss the frog. Switched to a popper and landed this 4 lber on the first cast. Target pockets of matted grasses or edges and work at a medium pace. Also will get a few smaller northern to commit
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Shad
Top water bite was on fire this morning with the fog. Key was to hit weeds that were nearly to the top around weeds that were matted on top of the water with some current from the breeze. Would take right as you pulled out of the emerged weeds above the submerged weeds on either side of the mat. Needed to hit before winds creates too much of a ripple and the fog cleared
Species
WalleyeSeason
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 13'+
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Perch
Key today was foggy cover with some light chop on top of the water. Used the Hornet 5.5 in the Perch color. Believe the wobble of the hornet and the speed were more important factors than the color. Key was to stay along the ledge edge between 10-15’ deep and key areas where there are 1-2 fr changes. Depending on the sun and wind they were found on the deeper edge or the top it was dependent on the conditions.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Perch
Even with cooler surface temps it seems you need to cover water to find feeding fish. Prefer to power fish quick and was able to find a couple decent fish around docks with a chatterbait. The slight breeze was just enough to throw off top water action in areas and make boat positioning tough (not having spot lock or power poles).
