Saylorville Lake
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Striped Bass1 Report
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Species
Striped Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Jigs
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Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
50°
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Catfish
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
54°
We set out for some Wipers on the De Monies River below Saylorville but it quickly became a catfish outing. Soaking fresh shad as cutbait landed us some nice catfish on light tackle. The 6'10" MLXF St. Croix Victory pair with a Daiwa Tatula 3000 with 15lb J-Braid had no issue muscling in these catfish. Smallest of the days was a couple pounds and biggest was a little over 10 pounds. Water temps were still low and the wipers were as active. But the catfish were
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