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Taber Wilmot
Bronze Ambassador
12/10/23
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Ice
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Points
Water Temperature
48°
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Points
Went out today near the i-90 bridge, the wind was blowign 15mph. I caught 3 fish and had to call it quits when the rain came pouring in. Overall, the pink 6" worm got the best bites. I think the nasty conditions made the fish more aggressive towards bigger and brighter worms
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Trolling 10-19'
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
75°
I had a number of fish on this new to me lure. It definitely helps me weed out unwanted species. Bass only so far on this lure. I like that. Coho salmon are in groups about 1/4 mile off Kirkland water front. Season supposed to open on that next week. My freezer already is full of them though. Several smallmouth and largemouth on the money badger too
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Went back to meydenbaur today, had a lot of bites on the zman trd ned rig. Just let it sit, then hopped it occasionally. Every cast I got a bite, but it was mostly small smallmouths. The fish are starting to come shallower with the little guys leading the pack. I got a couple 2lbers which was great fun on the eyecon ml. I highly recommend the st. croix eyecon for this style of fishing because it is so comfortable to deadstick with the large foregrip.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
72°
found bait on points and dropshot outer egdes of bait
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Humps
Went around Meydenbaur Bay with my inflatable kayak. The low wind in the bay made fishing on the kayak easy. Near the park where I launched it is very shallow with few fish. On the northern side I found sandy flats with some rocks and caught some smallmouth on the maxscent flatworm. Too bad they are out of stock everywhere. The tungsten really helped for me to feel the bottom, whether it was sand or rocks. In Meydenbaur bay, the best locations are the docks on the north side. The water gets VERY deep (50') not far from shore while the docks have shallow water, indicating a drop off. I fished along the drop off and got instant bites with the flatworm.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Stumps
Found this fella around a stump and other branches. Choppy & muddy water conditions. 3-5 ft of water. Kept the worm about 2-3ft from the surface.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
74°
Bass are usually found on the outside of weed lines from this time of year until late fall in this lake. This day was no exception and I fished with a crankbait all day , typically from 15-20 feet deep with my line about 10-15 feet down. This one was caught in front of Kirkland but several more near Hunts Point
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Points
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
75°
Smallmouth and Chinook salmon aka king salmon all like the money badger
