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Chris Hyman
Bronze Ambassador
9/8/23
Species
Crappie
Season
Summer
Technique
Crappie Long Lining
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Crappie
Water Temperature
85°
Species
Spotted Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Blueback Herring
Water Temperature
79°
Water temps ranged from 77-82 degrees depending on depth, and I was running the late summer pattern. The lake hasn't started to turnover just yet, but it's not far from it either. The most success came from longer secondary points. I caught quite a bit of fish, but I never came across spotzilla. Most fish were in the 1.5 to 2.5 pound range and came from slow dragging a ned rig down long points close to deep water. If the point had rock or brush on it, it seemed to produce more bites. I caught a couple using a drop shot and finesse jig as well, but most of the bites came on the ned rig.
Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
9/4/23
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
83°
Can’t Waite to go back to the lake
Species
Spotted Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
81°
Drop shot about the only way to catch them right now, still tough fishing
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Humps
There was a decent topwater bite for about the first 3 hours in the morning once the sun got up we went to Carolina rigged zoom finesse worms. There was some schooling activity but only early and very late.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Fished this weekend most fish on drop shot 15-20 foot water main lake points
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Humps
Fished on Saturday 9/25 fishing was pretty slow all day. Fished points and humps on the main lake. Hopefully with the weather changing and water cooling down the fishing will improve as the fall transition begins.