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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Umbrella Rigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Cisco/Whitefish
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Tubes
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
55°
Fish were feeding up on bottom baits especially tubes on rock
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Points
Forage
Minnows
Soon as the ice comes off of Green Bay in Door County the smallmouth quickly pull up onto big spawning flats and the first major break lines. Throwing small hard thumping swimbaits like the Steady Swimmer are my favorite. I like to throw these on a light football head and bang them into rocks and cover. These fish typically are in small wolf packs of 3-6 fish. Once I catch one I’ll try to clean them up with a small Tube. Wind blown points and flats will hold the most fish as they follow the warmer water.
Species
Lake WhitefishSeason
Ice
Technique
Ice Fishing Jigs
Structure
Reef
Forage
Minnows
Jigging in 17' of water, roughly 6' of ice. Morning bite was slow but it picked up by late morning. 16 whitefish between 2 of us with a couple bonus perch.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Hair Jigs
Structure
Humps
Forage
Insects
Early spring we fished black, 1/16 oz hair jigs very slow. The most effective retrieve was just above bottom with occasional lifts and drops. Frequently the smallmouth hit the lure on the fall. Biggest was 5 pounds. The bait I linked also worked in the early spring and caught my personal best largemouth!
Species
WalleyeSeason
Fall
Technique
Vertical Jigging 20'+
Structure
Humps
Forage
Alewife
Fish are putting on the fall feedbag. Use your electronics. Keep moving until you see fish. You will find out quick if they are active. Don’t stay in one spot long.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Reef
Forage
Alewife
Fish are slowly moving to the fall patterns. Find the wind blown areas they will be there.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Tubes
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
68°
Fished the wisconsin bass nation tournament as a co angler and caught a ton of smallmouth slowly working a Howie's tube down steep rocky ledges ended just under 12 pounds for my 3 fish limit after day one.
