Laurel River Lake
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Laurel River Lake Fishing Reports
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Umbrella Rigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Damiki Rig
Structure
Shad
Water Temperature
46°
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Baitfish
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Points
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Shad
schooling fish on shad.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Umbrella Rigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
50°
Targeting wind blow main lake points with shad around has had best results.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Umbrella Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Bass are suspended 15 yards off the banks in 12-15ft of water. Fish near laydowns and cast from various angles with moving baits. Yum Flash Mob worked well, along with a 6th Sense Provoke jerkbait, spinner baits and red crankbaits.
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Ledges
Laurel is a smaller highland reservoir with deep, clear and usually cool water. There are all three species of bass that live here. I usually have the best luck fishing the main lake bluffs with either a single finesse swimbait or multiple on an umbrella rig in the pre-spawn. You are likely to catch any of the 3 species, but spotted bass and smallmouth will be the majority. It is a fun bite and you can cover a lot of water
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
58°
Fishing secondary points going in to spawning areas in 15 to 20 foot water yielded best results for largemouth and smalmouth bass.
