Lewis Smith Lake (2)
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8/31/22
Species
Spotted Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Blueback Herring
Species
Spotted Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Shad
Species
Spotted Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Blueback Herring
I was fishing long creek arms chasing feeding fish, when the sun got high I started fishing docks in the same creeks with a swimbait
Species
Spotted Bass
Season
Winter
Technique
Vertical Jigging 20'+
Structure
Boulders
I found some suspended in 20-30ft of water and was fishing vertical with a damiki rig. The bites where slow but consistent.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Winter
Technique
Damiki Rig
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
55°
Vertically jigging a damiki rig in ditches in about 40 foot of water. Find hard come ups in the ditches.
Species
Spotted Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Neko Rigs
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Blueback Herring
On Smith the largemouth and spots were both post spawn. We found two patterns throughout the week we were there. The first pattern was flat pockets that had baitfish present using small profile chatterbaits and stealth blades. The second pattern was deep docks 50-100 foot, and the spots would suspend under them and we caught these spots with a Neko Rig, Green Pumpkin 5 inch Senko.
Species
Spotted Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Points
Had success fishing along points that had a shallow flat with a 8 to 10 foot drop off. Bass would come from deeper water and flush bait onto shallows to feed.
Species
Spotted Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Shad
Bluff walls were key areas to target off the main lake. 10-30 Feet of water. Spotted bass were aggressively feeding on shad up against the walls and rock drop-offs. Fishing parallel throwing Rapala DT10 in either a shad or chartreuse color depending on the watercolor got the biggest bites.