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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
51°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
52°
It was beautiful Fall afternoon with intermittent light wind, perfect conditions for the buzzbait. Action wasn’t exactly fast, but when I found an active fish they crushed it. I only caught 6 bass and two of them were on the small side , the rest were over two and a half pounds with the biggest going 3.63lbs. I also caught several 24ish class pike.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
54°
I regret that I didn’t head out sooner on this beautiful afternoon. I didn’t start fishing until 5pm. The first place I got a bass was an inside turn close to where the reeds stop to the south on the NW side of the lake. It blasted the buzzbait almost immediately after it hit the water. I fished the area for another half hour getting a couple of pike. I decided to hit a spot close to some other reeds more center north. I got several bass, but they were all around a pound, so I headed to my juice to the North, except it was dead there. After about 15 minutes I pulled the plug and went back to the area I was previously. I caught several more bass and a few pike on the buzzbait I also got a couple of bass on a Big Blade Chatterbait with Z-Man Goat trailer. Big Bass was 3lbs and my best six bass weighed 13.42lbsZ. I got 9 bass and 8 pike for the trip. I fished the next day and all I got was one bass . No clue why they were shut down with the clouds and little bit of wind.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
65°
Fished for 3 and a half hours tonight until dark. I got one two pound bass right away on a point in Platte on the spinner bait and after that it was a pike fest. I spent the final two hours close to the reed edges on the NW of Sullivan. I got 3 bass on the Popping Frog and lost about 5; I was a little too keyed up to be at my best for frog fishing tonight. I caught 7 bass on the spinner bait. I got a 4lber on both the spinnerbait and frog. My best 6 bass weighed 18 lbs. I only got 3 pike in Sullivan.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
64°
I got out at day break. Action was slow but steady on this warm windy morning. I fished semi protected water on the NW of the lake. Best lure for bass was a black spinner bait with a big Indiana Blade and Z-Man Goat trailer. I did catch two nice bass on the Popping Frog, but those were the only two bites I got in well over two hours of throwing a frog. I did get some pike on a buzzbait and spinner bait. My best 6 bass were over 17lbs, so I was catching quality size bass for the most part.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
64°
I fished for three and a half hours until it got dark. I caught 19 Pike and 7 bass. The two biggest bass came on the spinner bait with Billy Goat trailer. I got 3 bass on the Poppin Frog and 2 on the buzzbait. My plan of fishing the north reeds for the final hour was a bust. I only had one swirl on the buzzbait and that was it. It rained for about 15 minutes before the final hour of daylight and the fish just shut down. It got calm after the rain and I didn’t see activity on the surface anywhere. I did catch a 3lb bass on my final cast of the night in the area on the NW of the lake where I had all of the action tonight. Weeds in 3’-6’ was where I was getting the fish.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
66°
I tried to make a frog work, but the bass just weren’t having it this morning. I got outside of the slop and started throwing the Turbo FattyZ and quickly hooked up on back to back Platte Lake Specials. It was steady action for bass and pike for the next couple of hours on the TF. I kept trying a frog. I think the dropping water temp had them too sluggish too bite topwater this morning. I fished for over six hours and caught 15 bass and 16 pike. I wasn’t very sharp and lost probably another dozen fish. My biggest bass was over 4lbs and my biggest pike was 28”.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
74°
I got all of my bites in the final 45-minutes of daylight. I went 5/5 on landing these frog bites. Pad clumps in rice or reeds was the deal. It is a great feeling when you hit your cast in the junk and you think to yourself; if one’s there I’m getting blown up and then it happens. That happened on the first bass of the night.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Bluegill
I spent a good hour plus in a productive area, but the fish weren’t interested in my frogs and toads. I then spent a couple hours trying some deeper rock and didn’t get bit. I went back into the reeds and hit pay dirt with the Terminator Poppin Frog, KVD Sexy Frog, and Z-Man Billy Goat. Unfortunately, I missed some quality bites as well. I ended the trip finding a school of quality bass that had reconstituted itself on a particular rice edge that we crushed them on in July until we had fished them out and disbursed the school. They were back schooled up there today. My best six between Platte and Sullivan weighed just under 17lbs.
