St. Lawrence River
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Species
Northern PikeSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Docks
Forage
Perch
Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
4/7/22
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Humps
Forage
Crawfish
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
I fished Lake Guntersville May 12-15th for the MLF Pro Circuit event where I had a strong tournament and finished in 24th place. I was targeting fish that were eating bluegill off their beds using a Favorite Rods and reel spooled up with 15lb Seaguar Smackdown and a 10lb Tatsu leader. I would neko rig the Z-Man Bangstick or Zinkerz on a 2/0 Hayabusa FPP Straight hook and work it slowly around the bream beds. Day 1 I caught 18lbs and was sitting in really good shape. Day 2 I also mixed in a Green Pumpkin Jackhammer when the wind picked up to target the bigger bass and caught a 5.5lber on it. Overall the water temp started out in the low 70's in practice and rose to the low 80's by the end of the tournament. This tournament saw a full swing of the fish going from a few left on bed to eating bluegill and even offshore fishing if you wanted. Below you will find links to fish catches and video recaps of each day of this tournament:
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
61°
The smallmoth were in 4-6ft of water near rocky points.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
you can fish it no matter what structure or forage , you can work it as a ned rig or stoke it like a jig .... perfect for any condition
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Minnows
Fish areas of deeper current with a heavy dropshot weight. Depths up to and beyond 40 feet in areas with rocky bottom and current breaks. Check your graphs and look for active feeding fish just off bottom and then drop your bait to them.
Species
WalleyeSeason
Winter
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
31°
Super fun trip casting Keitech 4" Easy Shiners on 3/8 oz VMC jigheads for these St. Lawrence River pre-spawn walleye. Fish were holding in 24- to 32-foot on the ledges adjacent to the main channel. Best presentation was casting out, let it fall to the bottom, reel in to form a semi-tight line, lift the swimbait off the bottom and let the current sweep it down stream for 2 to 3-seconds as the jig falls back to the bottom. Repeat that cadence until a walleye hits it. The fish usually hit on the first or second lift, but a few hit it on the 4th or 5th lift. Key to the presentation is using 5 lb. Cortland Masterbraid with a 36-40" section of 10.9 lb. Cortland Top Secret Fluorocarbon. This braid helps with solid hooksets when the fish are light biting. Some fish hammered it, while others bites you would just feel the weight of fish as theyd pick up the swimbait and head toward derper water. I used a Temple Fork Outfitters Professional.walleye rod, model PRO WS 704-1, paired with a size 3000 spinning reel.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
66°
Sight fishing fish near boulders and on hard bottom
