San Vicente Reservoir
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Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 13'+
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
75°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
80°
Drop shot boulders on main lake 15’ to 30’ deep Ox blood 4.5” robo 1/8 or 3/16 oz drop shot weight with 12 to 16 inch leader caught multiple fish to 3lbs.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Crowded with pleasure boats, but there are fish to catch. The water is SUPER CLEAR, and 80+ degrees. Topwater may have been good, but I didn't get on the water until 11:00 am. Finesse fishing like a drop shot or senko will produce. The pleasure boats and wind created mudlines that made a spinnerbait produce some bites.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
78°
The weather was overcast all day the drop shot bite was good for fish to 2.5lbs Used 4.5” robo worms in Blue crawler with a longer 16” 8lbs leader with 1/8 oz drop shot weight.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Flooded Brush
Water Temperature
80°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
71°
Went out to San Vicente for an afternoon trip. Overall the bite was tough. My better quality fish came on a hard jerkbait around the grass and flooded brush. Smaller fish came on a drop shot using the glitch worm. Using 10lb test on the jerkbait was key. There was shallow tiny bait in some of the small pockets. I imagine in the morning there’s schooling fish, but there was a fair amount of wind this afternoon so that pushed the schooling fish sun surface.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Winter
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
68°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Brush Piles
The bite at San Vicente is not easy right now. The fall transition is well underway, and the largemouth are busting the surface on shad in many areas of the lake. Those fish are NOT easy to catch. The bait is very small, and you'll need to get very creative to get those fish to bite an artificial lure. There are fish shallow, mid depth, suspended, and deep right now. This past weekend fish were mainly caught on a drop shot, and a carolina rig. Make sure to cast in multiple depth ranges.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
82°
Fished the Shimano Curado MGL 150 for the first time. Hands down, one of the smoothest and farthest casting reels in my arsenal! Will become one of my top 2 or 3 reels. I will be purchasing more of these. 10 out of 10. Tighten down spool tension and put brake setting on 5, and you will launch 3/16 oz T-rig with no backlash.