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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Shad
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
48°
I was fishing wind blown rocky points that had spawning coves close by. The bass were in 6-8 feet of water.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Fish caught on multiple lures. Typical fall fishing. Spark shad brought in the largest fish.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Crawfish
Catching fish on Jewel Bait Jigs with Zoom Ultra speed craw trailers in brown or green pumpkin in 2-8' of water on inside of points and secondary points. You can drag fast and get bit good. I mean they are sucking it down and hungry. When the wind is blowing a flatside 75 X from 6th Sense is getting bit inside main lake pts and secondary pts near creek channel swings. 6.3:1 Gear ratio seems to be the right speed. Anything in shad color is getting hit.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
48°
Bass were set up on wind blown points with rock, it was a tough bite and had to cover a lot of water for a few bites. Fished the southern end of the lake where the water clarity was cleaner.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Points
I fished around rocky points near a boat ramp. I got a bite reeling the shakey head in to make another cast. I then started swimming it in and letting it skip across the rocks on the bottom and picked up a few more bites.
Clint Holland
Bronze Ambassador
10/14/23
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Brush Piles
Water Temperature
74°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Stumps
Forage
Bluegill
I went out to the lake the other day to run my boat around and do some graphing, but I also fished for about 2 hours. I was only able to find one consistent bite, and that was pitching a texas rig into cedar trees sitting in 13-16 feet of water near the edges of the creek channel in Sand Branch. I was about halfway back into Sand Branch when I started to get bit, so it seems like the fish are starting to migrate into the creeks and bays for the fall. The water temperature was 73-74 degrees, and the outside air temperatures were in the low 80's during the time I was out there in the middle of the day. There was a light northeast wind, and no clouds in the sky, and the fish were just suspended about 6-7 feet down on these cedar trees in 13-16 feet of water. I would pitch my Texas Rig into the tree and then watch my line to see if I noticed any movement in the line before the lure hit the bottom. The bite was very subtle but proved to be a lot of fun. I did notice that one of the bass I caught had a small bluegill in its mouth, so I tried my best to use bluegill mimicking bait styles/colors. I did not catch anything very big, but I did catch decent numbers using this pattern and they were all keeper size bass that would be good for filling a limit in a tournament. I have attached a photo of one of the fish I caught on this outing. I imagine if I had had more than 2 hours of actual fishing time, I maybe could have found a bigger bag with a few big fish mixed in, as I really only flipped on about 15 of the hundreds of trees in Sand Branch. Good luck out on the water and tight lines!
