Medicine Lake
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Species
Panfish / BluegillSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Spoons
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
First things first, stay away on most weekends. But if you can sneak over to Medicine during the week get ready for some quality bites and good fights. Get to chunking long casts and counting down your football jigs in to the depths. Anywhere from 12-25 feet of water on grass edges and hard spots. Typically bluegill and brown/crawdad baits. 3/4 to even a 1 oz football jig is generally a good spot to start. inside turns and points on the weed edges are also key pieces to target.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Laydowns
This lake can be your best friend or worst enemy. I suggest fishing it on weekdays as this lake is flooded with recreational boaters on Fri through Sunday (not so much in the Fall though) Flip jigs and Texas rigs in the shallow timber when the water temps fall below 56. If the temps are still up there in the mid to high 50s, focus on the reeds near the launch or directly right of the launch. They seem shallow but certain areas hold some larger holes or depth that keep slow bass relevant to the area. If you have the correct equipment, side-scan and find the rock piles in 14-25ft and you can have a really good time if they are biting. Neko Rig, Football Jigs, Deep Cranks, and Senkos are good players on Medicine Lake.
Species
Northern PikeSeason
Winter
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Decent size pike anywhere from 5-25 feet with submerged coontail. Could cast from sight with light wind. Drag/bounce jerk baits point-to-point when wind picks up.
Species
CrappieSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Jigs
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Insects
Started fishing at sunrise. Used plastics only by Hawg Pourz. Did try to use waxies but was frustrated that they kept getting but off so I switched to plastics only and they were still biting. After catching limit I switched up baits and tried jogging with the smallest acme hyper-hammer and the crappie were surprisingly biting on it. Also used a northland buckshot with a clam silkie on it and that produced as well.
Species
Yellow PerchSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Jigs
Structure
Points
I mainly fish from the West Side but tried to see what I could find coming from the north. Check Navionics for structure. I stayed between 15-20 feet working points and steep drop-offs into flat basins and found perch. I would use a rattling spoon to call them in tipped with wax worms. Today they didn't want to bite so I sized down to a tungsten jig. After trying several other colors (white, motor oil, and green pumpkin) I was able to start catching them on a pink plastic.
VMC Rattle Spoon 1/16 oz / Gold Shiner
Out of Stock
Clam Maki Plastics Mino Pink Glow / 1"
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 13'+
Structure
Boulders
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Points
This lake takes on a vast amount of pressure during the spring and summer months from anglers to water enthusiasts, however if you managed to stick it out until the fall season, this lake has a tremendous upside. focus on fishing main lake points and shallow flats with crankbaits at moderate to fast retrieve. Texas rigged senkos also produced a number of healthy fish as well
