Pistakee Lake
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Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Lily Pads
Working across lily pad mats in the back of the channels of Pistakee. Walking it across the pads with intermittent pauses once it hits a gap of open water. In about 15 minutes had 2 blows ups bank fishing.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Lily Pads
Used as a follow up if a blow up is missed on topwater frog, also used to pitch into heavy cover, lay downs, matted lily pads.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Topwater Prop
Structure
Matted Grass
In backs of creeks and bays with heavy vegetation a good live target hollow body frog kills it the blow ups can be massive!
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Docks
Today at the mouth of T channel was hot with hits on the beginning of the channels skipping wacky worms and swimbaits was key today
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Crawfish
Nearby Three Oaks Reservoir—June 16–The spawn seemed to be over and the bass were picky and deep. We managed a couple of two pounders on jigs and a couple other bites. The deep fish were not actively feeding, but the ones we found on shallow lay downs and reeds were biting. There are HUGE crappie in this lake. The one pictured was like 16”. It ate a bass jig of all things.
Species
Walleye
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
May 6–Back in the spring I caught another bonus walleye on a spinnerbait! It was right up under a small dock in about a foot and a half of water. I caught it while flipping spinnerbaits at the retaining walls in a bass tournament.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
These Fox Chain largemouth wanted a SLOW rolled spinnerbait right before the spawn. Weather was odd with on and off rain and the occasional thunderstorm. The Bass were pretty scattered with the overcast conditions and could be found in lay downs, off riprap, and near grass. I was using a Booyah but any White, Double Willow spinnerbait would have worked well to imitate Shad.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Docks
During early spring tournaments I targeted docks and pilings for largemouth. They primarily held on the sunny pieces of cover where they could absorb some warmth. I was pitching around a Rage Menace, Texas Rigged on a 3/0 EWG, with a lighter 1/4 oz bullet weight.