Merrill Creek Reservoir
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Points
Forage
Crawfish
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Humps
Forage
Alewife
Species
TroutSeason
Summer
Technique
Trolling 0-9'
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Good rainbow trout
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Blueback Herring
Where finding fish in 12-15 feet of water around brush piles. Mixing up between the different Flat worms but the goby was the hot color.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Stumps
Forage
Shad
I used ned roboworms to catch smallmouth and largemouth bass. Lake is deep and clear, offshore structures are the ticket
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Shad
Today my buddy and I fished the lake for around 8 hours. We were each able to catch 3 bass a piece, a mixtures of smallmouth and largemouth. Most fish being between 13-16 inches but once largemouth was 18.5". All the fish were caught in a depth of 15-25 foot of water. They were caught on multiple different structures. Rocks, grass, and trees. We used out fish finders to scan for any abnormal bottom compositions that had fish on it. I caught one on a dropshot using a flat worm, a jig, and a Alabama rig. This lake can be very tough in the summer so I am happy with our results from the day.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Late May the Smallies will go on bed and you will be able to catch a ton of big smallmouth bass. They will spawn anywhere from 1 foot to 10 foot. The lake being ultra clear makes it easy to see the beds especially in sunny calm days. Throwing a ned rig on the bed of the smallmouth will agitate the smallmouth into biting. Usually there is a "hotspot" on the bed. It may take awhile to catch each fish but each fish is different. A drop shot is another great way to catch them on beds too. Bed fishing is a great time to catch big fish, take a picture, and release them. They will go right back to their bed like nothing happened.
Species
TroutSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
35°
A buddy and I headed out in our kayaks to go after to lake trout using forward facing sonar (livescope). We found lake trout in 80-120 foot roaming 50-80 foot below the surface using rattletraps and blade baits they would come up and destroy the baits. We hooked up on around 5 each but some came off. Super fun day!
Zach Brodeur
Bronze Ambassador
7/6/24
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Damiki Rig
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
79°
Took 7th in the Topwater Basser’s Annual Open Buddy on July 6th. Found success throwing the FF Sonar Minnow for smallmouth chasing baitfish in 30ft of water. Also caught a few largemouth throwing the FF minnow over grass with a quick retrieve.
