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Onondaga Lake
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Laydowns
Water Temperature
58°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Swimbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
57°
The girls were chewing today! They were orienting on weed bed edges, Southeast wind (Wind side of pocket). Casted deep (~8feet) and worked it shallow (~4feet). Chopped the glide with quarter reel turns and she bit right around the 5 foot range just past the weed line. Beautiful 5-9!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Standing Timber
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
55°
Spotted structure (sunken old barge pilings) and spotted her suspended amongst the near edge of the pilings. Casted past and burnt then pause, burnt past her and she shot out of the structure on the pause right in front of her. A lot of reaction bites today!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
58°
Sunny, calm conditions made for a tough bite. Some fish are moving up to spawn, others still prespawn. Fish were spread out on hard cover and points.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Lg)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
55°
Casting the soft glide around small isolated submerged weed beds.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
58°
The largemouth were holding tight to the laydowns, they seemed to be relating to the larger ones. I was catching them dead sticking a ned rig in 4-6ft. of water.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
70°
Seemed like a post spawn funk going on on the lake. Talked with 5 other boats on the water and nobody had caught anything except for a rock bass, so I felt privileged to find two decent largemouth dragging around a roboworm on a weedless drop shot. The grass was ripping out easily and didn't look good, so I am not sure if it was sprayed or something as well. The lake was fishing tough only a few weeks after they were being caught on almost anything. The fish I did find were right on edges of deeper lively isolated grass.
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6/18/23
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Blueback Herring
Water Temperature
60°
Wacky rig
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
The dog days of summer can lead to tough fishing just about anywhere, and Onondaga is no different. But I found some decent success on this lake pitching a wacky-rigged Senko under docks and around thick vegetation for some nice largemouths. Try to focus your attention on the weed edges dropping into deeper water. Flipping/pitching texas rigged plastics or jigs could be another good option as well.
