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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Crawfish
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Lg)
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
54°
Fished for a few hours Tuesday evening. Caught 2 and lost a big one all on the magdraft. Tried flipping a jig and throwing a glide bait but couldnt get any bites. The 3 bites I got were all main lake rock. I tried 2 different pockets with wood and just didnt get anything but most reports locally are saying they are catching them there.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
75°
Very tough bite. There was bigs caught very shallow with a frog just not by me.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Water Temperature
45°
Fished a tournament on April 2 ended up catching 4 keepers for 10lbs and 2 shorts. The 4 keepers and 1 short were all on a Jewel finesse jig fishing riprap with laydowns on the main lake and just inside a pocket. Also caught 1 short on a 110 as well as lost one early. Ended up coming in 4th. First was 16lbs Second was a little over 11 Third was 10.03 and I was 4th with 10.01. Overall a decent day extremely windy which limited fishing areas.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Brush Piles
BaD JuJu Fishing
Bronze Ambassador
5/31/24
Species
CatfishSeason
Summer
Technique
Trolling 0-9'
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
78°
Trolling calm sections of shallow water along rocky edges of the lake.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Rock Pile
Ice still on the lake. Getting ready to fire up with pre-spawn soon. Look for rocks and ledges around the lake.
Rapala Husky Jerk Jerkbait 4 3/4" / Glass Minnow
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
The high water has pushed the fish into the flooded bushes. Went out for 5 hours and caught 17 keepers between the three of us in the boat. Mostly on frogs/buzzbaits and a jig or jackhammer in front of the bushes.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Shad
Fished a club event on 7/11. Fishing was tough for me generally target rocks and am able to catch fish but this day they just were not there. Shallow grass/bushes seemed to be the best bite for numbers based on club feedback. The winners caught them deeper on jigs in brush piles I believe. I caught my fish on a spro frog a square bill and 2 on a jackhammer.
