Prairie Rose Lake
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Brush Piles
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Bluegill
This was one of the last days of true winter fishing that I had done from the boat and it was extremely tough. The water temps were in the low 40’s. The only thing that there is a lot of(that I could pattern) was brush piles and lay downs. The water was pretty clear too so that was a little more challenging( 6-10 ft visibility). The only thing that I could get bit on was a little 3/16 oz tungsten ball jig head and a 3.25 inch Strike King Rage Swimmer. The first bite I got on this was when I brought it over a lay down transitioning from shallow to deeper water. That was what my pattern had turned into. I was using 10lb suffix 832 brad to a 8lb suffix advanced fluorocarbon leader. I was using this on a M/L fast action 7ft spinning rod on a 3000 size spinning reel. I’m sure you could have gotten on an offshore bite too but we had more confidence beating the banks.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Crankbaits 13'+
Structure
Points
Forage
Perch
It was a very tough and cold winter day but managed to put some fish in the boat. Water temps were in the low 40's and the water was somewhat clear which was good. I just stuck to slow deeper water baits and it got the job done. Just slow down and drag stuff around and it will play in your favor. The biggest was the one on the DT 14 and it throttled it!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Brush Piles
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Brush Piles
The weather was cold and windy but the water is starting to warm up. Fish are very active and chasing moving baits. Fish should be spawning in the next couple weeks.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Brush Piles
Fish are starting to move shallow as the water temperature warms up. They are hanging around brush piles, submerged timber, and rocks.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water temps dropped in to the mid 60's. There is still submerged vegetation and some lily pads. Water level is down almost a foot from normal pool, so much of the rip-rap is exposed along the dam and edges. Fishing slowly along vegetation edges still produced good numbers of 13-17" largemouth. Largest was an 18" / 3.56 lb. chunk.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
64°
Offshore brush in 6-12' seemed to be holding most of the active fish. It was all covered in algae so most moving baits were out, even a jig was tough to get through clean. Some fish on beds, but nothing sizable.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Bluegill
Just cranking some rock on the point of a channel swing. They were stacked on the point of it and it was producing a little better than average fish! Also cleaned up by fishing a Neko rig behind it and also a finesse jig as well! Caught a lot of nice fish!
