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Species
Walleye
Season
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 Bass
Season
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 Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Tubes
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
55°
Fish were feeding up on bottom baits especially tubes on rock
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Finesse Hair Jigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
65°
The fish were holding super tight to the borders and wouldn't eat anything but a small hair jig strolling along the bottom.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Tubes
Structure
Rock Pile
The Surgeon Bay Area did not disappoint! We found smallies on rocky flats cruising around just waiting to crush a 2.5 inch tube. A smaller tube here is key to mimic the common forage of goby and small craws that post spawn smallies cannot resist. A bait that produced bigger fish was the 3 4/5 inch Megabass Dark Sleeper fished slowly around drop offs near the same shallow rocky flats. A longer spinning rod for casting a small tube or sleeper as far as possible can give you a major advantage out here as these fish can be tricky to find on such large flats
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Umbrella Rigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Cisco/Whitefish
Fish were in 30-40 fow feeding on baitfish and goby.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Summer
Technique
Tubes
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
65°
Spent 3 days prefishing/fishing the Badger State Midsummer Open. Fished northern bays. Some fish were still on bed but most fish were found slow dragging a tube in 7-10 feet on rock to sand transitions. Keitechs and a stealth invader dropshot also produced bites.
Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
65°
Took 1st place in college tournament with 24.90lbs. Some fish still on beds but big fish locked on were scattered. Also found pre and post spawn fish on paddle tails.