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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
52°
Species
WalleyeSeason
Winter
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
52°
I fished tight to the riprap shore. Bites came within the first 3-4 feet from shore.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
58°
I fished accessible permanent wooden docks before the winds became too high to skip and pitch with any consistency.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Humps
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
56°
I fished the Red Eyed Shad erratically over shallow humps. I had to compete with a vast amount of bait throughout the area.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
54°
I erratically fished lipless crankbait along riprap and over rocky humps and points. I also caught walleye and smallmouth bass using this same bait. Followup baits included a Chatterbait with a Strike King Caffeine Shad trailer and a biffle-head with a Berkley Max Scent Creature Hog to work the bottom.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
61°
Fished riprap around points.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
61°
Before the wind became too strong fished docks along the southern shore. Once the wind was too strong for docks I moved out to fish rock humps using a ZMan chatterbait with a Lake Fork trailer.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
61°
I fished close to shore over rock humps and bottom and fished the baits erratically and at a fast pace.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
58°
Fished early before the winds picked up to over 20 mph. Fished docks that were the most protected. Permanent docks provided the most action. Caught fish on docks from the shallow ends below the walkways out to the pilons protecting the front of the docks.
