Shields Lake
Published: Updated:
Shields Lake Fishing Reports
Filter by
Sort by
Reports from all past years within a 60-day time frame
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Topwater Prop
Structure
Points
Species
Yellow Perch
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Vertical Jigging 10-19'
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Insects
Species
Panfish / Bluegill
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Hair Jigs
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Crappie are biting 12’ fow on finess hair jigs yellow and white was best where the weed lines were and around wood in some shallow water
Species
Panfish / Bluegill
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Tubes
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
using 1/16th oz jighead in the tube targeting fish around rock that were suspended around 8-10FOW.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Fish were feeding shallow but not on beds yet. Swimming a jig did the most damage.
Victor Leon
Bronze Ambassador
2/9/22
Species
Panfish / Bluegill
Season
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Insects
Bite picks up later at night vs during the day, panfish are good in 15-27 feet of water.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
60°
Ripping bladed jigs over grass flats lead to a pretty successful fishing opener
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
65°
Water temp was 65 degrees and seemed to be cooler than other area lakes by 1-2 degrees. Has large amounts of grass mats across the water surface across the whole lake. Was able to find very nice bass but was sporadic using a swim jig on the edge of grass mats with pockets of submerged vegetation deeper.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Post spawn fish were tight to the outside weed edge today. Fish wanted something with a faster fall and flapping craw tail profile. You’ll see my Dad in the picture and he got his on a Strike King Rage Craw With a 3/8oz swagger tungsten weight Texas rigged. I was catching on that same setup and on a 1/2 oz outkast RT jig in blue black with a black netbait paca chunk Sr. The bigger fish were a little harder to find today but we got a few and good numbers of fish over 2lb. Great Lake