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Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Boulders
Water Temperature
73°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
75°
Largemouth were hitting ned jigs hard and good numbers were caught along weed edges and pockets in the weeds
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
67°
Largemouth located between 2' and 8' of water, cold front lowered water temps by 10°F, slow retrieve of ned rigs and long pauses managed to catch quite a few.
Species
Panfish / Bluegill
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Ice Fishing Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
67°
Slow reeling and jigging ice flies in 4-7' of water along weedlines
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
73°
Bass up shallow along shorelines, in vegetation, many caught in 2's with slow to fast reeling of swimbait and jerkbaits
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Stumps
Water Temperature
65°
lots of pike and bass in cabbage and stumps in 4-8ft of water
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
5/23/2021 - Temps rising to around 65-69 degrees depending on location. Submerged vegetation starting to grow. Beds starting to appear in shallow bays. Bite on moving baits seemed to slow down significantly, so switched to pitching and flipping Texas rig in shallow areas on the inside weed line and that produced results. Warmer water and larger fish on the north end of the lake, smaller bucks and cooler water down towards the dam.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Stumps
Water Temperature
63°
Smaller fish working up real shallow, seemed like bigger fished were just staged off the shallow bedding areas in 6-8' flats of stumps or weeds