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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Shad
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Blueback Herring
Water Temperature
62°
Bites were slow and primarily around rock piles or large boulders on secondary points and ditches.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Blueback Herring
We began our day trying to get a big limit of largemouth fishing boat docks in Elkahatchee Creek. We started with topwater lures and crankbaits to see if the fish were active; we never got a bite. As the sun began to rise more and more, the bite slowed down. By 10 o'clock, we figured out we could get a small limit with a ned rig and a drop shot. We fished almost every boat dock in Elkahatchee, and the creeks headed towards the 280 bridge. We ended up with five fish for five and a half pounds.
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
54°
Work jig as slow as possible all the way back to the boat.
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
i fished pockets with the Storm Smash Shad and caught 20+ good spots & large mouths.lost one of my lures to a huge Stripe now i am down to only five more of these baits. these have been discounted but they are the best bait for lake Martin i ever used especially in the spring.(Storm please bring back the smash shad, thread fin shad.) also caught a some on a Rebel jumping minnow bone color.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Neko Rigs
Structure
River Channels
Head towards the back of creek arms where the warmest water is and Make long casts with weighted Neko rig as you work it from shallow to deeper water.
WMurphy_2002
Bronze Ambassador
2/10/22
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Crawfish
On Saturday, we fished the fourth event in the OGS Tournament Trail. We knew before going into the day that it was going to be extremely difficult to land a quality bag of fish. With the amount of rain we had over the past couple of days and the cold front that was coming in, we set our goal to go after largemouth in the cold and muddy water. We started in Elkahatchee Creek fishing around the bank throwing crankbaits around rock, wood, docks, etc. We ended up catching our one and only fish of the day fishing a DT6 Demon on rock. When we caught the fish, the fish looked like it just came up shallow from its winter pattern. Most likely, the fish was eating whatever it can to prepare for the spawn. The fish weighed 3.9 pounds, but given some time it would no doubt be 4 or over. I guess if you are going to catch one fish, make it count!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Shad
Fishing a square bill in the back of creeks was slow but we caught better fish. Key was finding shallow rock. Fish seemed to be holding on it and you need to contact the rock on a slow retrieve.
