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Rathbun Lake

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Species

Largemouth Bass

Season

Spring (Current)
13 Fishing Reports
130 Followers

Rathbun Lake Overview

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Top Techniques Reported for Largemouth Bass + Spring

Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
  1. Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
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Total Fishing Reports
13
Top Species Reported for Spring
  1. Largemouth Bass1 Report

Fishing Reports

13 Reports on Rathbun Lake

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  • Bass Snatcher

    Gold Ambassador

    4/20/24

    • Species

      Largemouth Bass

    • Season

      Spring (Spawn)

    • Technique

      Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)

    • Structure

      Laydowns

    • Water Temperature

      53°

    Fished on Friday and Saturday and the conditions were not very good. Air temps were in the 30s and the wind was in the 20s. On Friday I fished the lower arm and tried find bass in the channel that runs through. I marked a ton of fish but could only manage one bite. Not sure if they were bass or not. The only one I managed to catch was on a laydown in a little cove flipping a bandito bug. On Saturday I went up the lake and tried the flooded timber. Once again I was marking fish but could not find any bass. All I caught was a big drum. The cold and wind were terrible so I left the water early. Water temps ranged from 51 to 54 degrees and only had less than a foot of visibility.
  • Nick Saul

    Gold Ambassador

    6/2/23

    • Species

      Largemouth Bass

    • Season

      Summer

    • Technique

      Topwater Walking

    • Structure

      Rip Rap

    • Forage

      Bluegill

    • Water Temperature

      75°

    First time at Rathbun with my dad and son and initially were going to chase crappie. We could only catch the 7-9” ones so I changed it up to largemouth. I started with a shower blow and instantly was catching fish. I tied on the choppo for the other 2 and they were having a blast with their top water blow ups! We just looked for rocky banks and covered water.
  • Omnia Community Member

    Bronze Ambassador

    6/19/23

    • Species

      Largemouth Bass

    • Season

      Summer

    • Technique

      Drop Shot

    • Structure

      Rock Pile

    • Water Temperature

      84°

    We find muddy points that where are around 10 to 6 feet and throw a drop shot since they were very lethargic
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