Soil Conservation Service Site 14 Reservoir
Published: Updated:
Soil Conservation Service Site 14 Reservoir Fishing Reports
Filter by
Sort by
Reports from all past years within a 60-day time frame
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Points
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
15mph wind gusts and 1-2ft visibility make it hard to throw anything light (under 1/4oz). Heavy jigs (1/2oz and up) with trailers that kick drug along the grass line was productive for hooking into the pre-spawners looking to fatten up, Texas rigged creature baits in to rock piles was also effective.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Icy roads and winter conditions may stop me from traveling, but not from hitting the local pond. If you have cabin fever like me and crazy enough to get out there, bundle up and take the finesse gear. I had success with Ned rigs, with absolutely NO ACTION. Cast it out and let it fall to the bottom, let it soak for 15-20 seconds and drag it slower than slow. The bass are either near the rocks to keep warm or have their bellies in the mud.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Reeds
Swim jigs along reeds or flipping/pitching jigs right up against heavy cover in the shadows.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Humps
Forage
Shad
Mid-morning kayak trip. Dead summer has made the bite slow. Working boringly slow drop shots along the humps and vegetation lines was the most effective. Bass were keying in on smaller baitfish. Tested out the weedless Mustad Alpha point drop shot hooks for this trip. Hook is sticky and weedguard is a good mixture of preventing snags while not interfering with the hookset.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Bluegill
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Ledges
"finesse" Carolina rigs, lighter weight and dragged slowly along ledges.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Where there's birds, there's fish. The birds were swooping down on bait balls, so the bass were there too. Casting small profile swimbaits with a little flash proved to be more effective than the 3-4" swimbaits. The Shimano Mastiff line has proved to be a very durable line, and holds up after landing multiple fish.
Shimano Mastiff FC Fluorocarbon 16lb
Out of Stock
Shimano Metanium MGL Casting Reel Left / 7.1:1
Out of Stock
Shimano Metanium MGL Casting Reel Right / 7.1:1
Out of Stock
