Melton Hill Lake
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
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.
Species
CrappieSeason
Winter
Technique
Ice Fishing Jigs
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Shad
Big Schools of crappie got fired up and ate the jiggin rap as well as a damiki rig. The bass were following just about every bait thrown and only had a few eat.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Bluegill
Early morning they were eating shad up shallow and as the sun came up you could catch 20+ fish on a wacky rigged worm. If you're looking for better quality then flipping/punching grass mats was the way to go.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Found them good in windblown pockets. Bass were hanging on the edge of grass ambushing bait as it was blown in. 3/8s jackhammer worked fast along the grass edges drew reaction strikes.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
76°
Caught lots of fish, but quality was hard to come by. Caught several early throwing buzz bait and plopper. First half of creeks. Threw buzz bait around laydowns and plopper on open banks and around docks. That bite died off as day went on switched over to finesse. Skipping Senko around and under docks and Ned rig on rock. Everything came out of 8’ or less of water.
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.
Joshua Paul
Bronze Ambassador
7/28/22
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Neko Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
