Rappahannock River
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Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Perch
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
76°
Fished the incoming tide all morning. Bite was slow as to be expected with those conditions. It was a cool morning and I couldn’t buy a topwater bite (lost one at the kayak on a buzz toad). I caught the fish in the picture on a shakey head and plum trick worm.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
78°
Early morning topwater bite on the Rappahanock was slow. Had an outgoing tide and the bite should have been there, but the water was stained chocolate milk. Couldn’t hit anything on the spook, but the Canterbury buzz toad got a few. I caught the fish shown on the point of a feeder creek into the main stem of the river where there is some submerged timber.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
82°
Water level was up after the recent storm surge and the top water bite was on all morning. I was focusing on submerged Hydrilla. The skitter walk and Canterbury buzz toads were the top performers on the day
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Took the kayak back down to the Rappahannock this morning and found an area of submerged Hydrilla. We caught them on Poppers and buzz toads before the sun got too high. After that I switched to wacky worms and a buddy of mine was throwing a drop shot. I caught a few more on the wacky rig, but he flat out smoked them on the drop shot.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Minnows
Took my Old Town Sportsman 120PDL kayak in the Rappahannock river. I had an incoming tide and even though the outgoing tide produces better, I still managed to catch a couple. I was fishing a weightless wacky rigged yum dinger (June bug).
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Minnows
Fishing the creek mouths/drains of the rappahanock on an outgoing tide. The KVD 1.5 in Sexy Shad color performed better then a few other lures I threw today.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Caught the early morning topwater bite throwing buzz toads overtop of submerged Hydrilla. Caught the tide wrong, but I landed 4 before the bite turned off.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Docks
Forage
Perch
Skipping a shakey head under docks on the rappahanock river. June bug magnum trick worm on a Scott Canterbury shaky head. Caught 20+ bass on the outgoing tide, but no big bass today.