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Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Blade Baits
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Minnows
Fished a kayak tournament last weekend and absolutely hammered the fish after making a move to brush piles. Targeted any structure I could see with a Z-Man Jackhammer and the fishing went from meh to amazing. I ended up catching about 15 keepers (above 12 inches) in the last 2 hours (from 2 PM to 4 PM). I fished quick and tried to hit the windy areas. That made for some frustrating times keeping the kayak in the right spot but I was rewarded with boating fish all afternoon. This is one of my favorite bodies of water after never fishing it until early this summer.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
52°
Fished a few hours in the mist and the snow. Was slow but manages 5 bites.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Grass Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
76°
Deeper isolated grass patches 10-15 fow stroking a jig through that grass led to a ton of bites. But alot of them were short strikes and couldn’t get a hook into them.. was able to follow the grass edges with a spinner bait to get a few more bites.. but most were pike.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
49°
Best 5 were 11.8 lbs. Charterbait and some jig fish. All around docks and shallow vertical walls.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
54°
Skipping docks generated 5 bites for nearly 10lbs.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
49°
Between docks on sea walls, cruising the inside weed line
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
53°
Slow rolling a small swimbait over submerged vegetation was the deal. 12.7 lbs for the best 5 four on the swimbait and one on the jig.