Spirit Lake (8)
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Spirit Lake (8) Fishing Reports
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Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Boulders
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Rock Pile
Smallies were still out deep and they would bite a tube or ned but also a Vision 110+1 or 110+2. Everything needed to be fished slow and it bite was its best when the wind was its strongest.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Rock Pile
39 - 41 degree temps so had to fish very slow as the bite was tough, crawl on the bottom in max depth of 10 ft or less
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
40-50 Degree Water temps, Megabass Vision 110 and 110+1 in natural shad based colors. Longer pauses in colder temps. Fish will relate to different depth ranges, figuring out where in the water column to target fish is the key to successful jerk baiting this time of the year.
Bryan Thompson
Bronze Ambassador
10/29/24
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 13'+
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
53°
Casting to roaming fish around bigger rocks. Hummingbird 360 and Garmin ffs helped finding fish while Rapala DT-10 got it done
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
46°
Very simple but definitely took some time. All I was doing was making as long of casts as I could make and just reeling it back in slowly. If you happened to get gunked up with the dead vegetation on the bottom then you might get a bite when you pop it clean.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Hair Jigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Use bright color hair jigs for finessing these large females on beds on rock piles in 10-15 foot. Scan around Angler's Bay and find rock piles mixed with hydrilla and coontail for the bigger mamas.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Boulders
Water Temperature
58°
Outstanding pre-spawn bite on Spirit. Found fish all over the typical spots- boulders and gravel transitions off Big Stoney, Little Stoney, and Red Nose Point(s). Started with a Jerkbait, but changed to football jigs and found success. Fish were deeper than expected. Slow dragging followed by aggressive hop produced the most strikes.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
67°
Got some bites ripping a jerk-bait around the edge of some grass using a jr 110+1 jr. A great jerk-bait to throw around. Also when the wind started to blow I was able to get some bites on a dropshot out on some bigger boulders. They were very smart and had to make a lot of casts to get them to bite.