Melton Hill Lake
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Species
CrappieSeason
Winter
Technique
Ice Fishing Jigs
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Shad
Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
2/24/23
Species
Striped BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Live Bait Rigs
Structure
Baitfish
Water Temperature
62°
Bob Dixon
Bronze Ambassador
2/25/23
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Rip Rap
Water Temperature
50°
New lake for us but productive. Weather was not favorable at all. Rain most all of the day, heavy at times. Heavy overcast the entire day. Air temperature was around 58 all day. In a 6 hour span, we caught 16 largemouth of various size. Most (and the larger ones) were caught on rip rap with a lipless crankbait. We had some success with a green pumpkin tube on a jig head. Also, some success on a green pumpkin Senko, wacky rigged on a drop shot around laydowns. Overall, just look for the "fishy" looking spots for fishing a river and be slow, thorough and persistent.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Fish were very tight to cover in the 2-5 foot range and not willing to eat unless you hit them on the head. It was a day of the short strike. Submerged hydrilla clumps in pockets or behind islands produced the most action. Ripping a 3/8ths jackhammer through the thicker clumps or a Rapala rippin rap through the more sparse clumps drew reaction strikes. Pitching an Ike mini flip jig along isolated tree limbs or stumps also drew strikes so long as the bottom was clean with no decaying grass or slime. For FFS users there were wolf packs of bass holding under schools of bait in the creeks but triggering those fish to eat was also difficult. I had a few commit to a damiki/hover rig with a 3.5" jerk shad, but it was definitely work. I believe the baitfish were in the 2" range. A crappie jig would most likely have faired better. At the end of my 4 hour outing I had 30+ strikes but only boated 5 with the largest being 3.2lbs.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Points
Water Temperature
63°
Prespawn patterns on points and secondary points to creeks. Also found success on shallow flats with grass near main river channel. A ton of small bass in this lake, but you can grind to find some bigger fish. Dropshot on points working shallow to deep or off deeper ends of laydowns
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Neko Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
64°
As always caught several fish but most of them are 12”-14”. Did end up with decent bag. Had a 3.15 and 2.75 with 5 totaling 10.30. Fish are starting to move up on beds. Caught most on transition banks with lay downs. Bug and senko on trees and shakey head down the bank.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Rock Pile
Fishing shakey heads and Ned rigs on rock banks that had some deeper water leading to spawning areas is producing bites. Don’t be afraid to fish out into 12-15 feet. Caught some bigger ones out off bank in deeper water. Weather is warming up so may push some shallow as well.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Overcast and Windy setup for lots of schooling fish chasing bait either suspended or on rip rap.
