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Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
71°
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
70°
Caught plenty of fish dragging a dropshot down main lake break lines.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Umbrella Rigs
Structure
Ledges
Throwing an A-rig from rainbow all the way to round produced all day with the sun out this place really lights up especially in the pre spawn stages. Although you catch a lot of 12-16inchers this place holds grown ones.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
74°
Shallow pad fields near entrance to backwater.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Docks
Skipping Senkos under the docks yielded great results !
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 13'+
Structure
Ledges
Water Temperature
55°
Fun day besides the snow ! throwing big plugs on the ledges produced all of our fish not a ton of bites but when we got bit they were dandies !
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Tubes
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
60°
Cracking a tube in 20ft of water produced multiple 3+ lb fish!
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
60°
Caught them covering water with a chatterbait or a swimjig in wind blown areas.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Bluegill
Covering water with a chatterbait, wind was key