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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Crappie
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Brush Piles
Water level at Viking is about 2-3 feet below normal pool. Water temp was 58-59 F. Visibility about 2 feet, with slight stain, some turbidity from recent rain. Partner and I boated about three dozen. Lots of healthy 2-2.5 pounders. Lost what looked to be a 4-pounder at the boat (it figures). Fished mostly dropshot with Roboworm 6" straight tail, and a little jerkbait with LC Pointer 110. There is still some green milfoil, and fish seemed to be relating to the edges and on flats next to creek channels. Most were caught in 2-4' of water.
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Fishing Lost
Bronze Ambassador
10/12/24
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
69°
Kind of threw everything and the kitchen sink. Calm water and found a number of 14 - 15 inches...nothing consistent with what I was throwing. Ozark rig and rage craw, flashy underpin and freeloader, bassman spinnerbait.
Fishing Lost
Bronze Ambassador
10/2/24
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Dam
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
70°
Very windy. Had success by the dam with medium shallow cranks. This one came with a cast all the way to the rocks and a quick retrieve.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
River Channels
Water Temperature
50°
All bites today came on channel swing banks but on the shallow side of channel swing banks. Lot of small fish but every once in awhile a larger fish would be mixed in with a smaller fish.
Fishing Lost
Bronze Ambassador
9/8/24
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Lg)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
77°
Tough early fall day. Had a 30 minute window right at sunset when the bass went from lethargic to very active.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
58°
We worked the grass edge lines of fresh grown grass on Viking lake today to pick off some fun fish today on spinning tackle wacky rigging a roboworm in about 5-7 foot of water looking for moving fish. Fish were very aggressive and would crush the bait on the fall.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Brush Piles
Fish are extremely active with the warming weather. They are sticking close to brush piles, submerged timber, and rocks. Squarebills and lipless crankbaits are working well, especially with reaction strikes. Once again, red and orange seem to be the pre-spawn colors of choice.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
72°
The males were cruising up shallow with the females on the first break line. It was very strange, the females appeared to be full of eggs and not blemished at all despite the water being in the low 70s, there were fry up shallow, so some had definitely spawned, but not all I guess. Broke off on a good one on a brush pile.
