Wilson Lake (KS)
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Ledges
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Hard Swimbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Crappie
Water Temperature
59°
Species
White BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 13'+
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
62°
Caught this fatty in some pretty dirty water. They were chasing bait fish. I burned the spinner bait and she hit hard. Super fun bite.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
62°
Jerbait was fire for me, over standing timber. They all hit them on the pause. Fishing was tough for everyone.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Topwater Prop
Structure
Brush Piles
Just returned from a kayak event on Wilson Lake and finished in the top 10. The fish are shallow! Most of my bites came in less than 1 FOW which is crazy considering the summer water temps. The fish seem to be related to islated pockets/coves off the main river channel. Locating pockets with bank grass, submerged buck brush, and bait was key to locating the fish. I started the day throwing a choppo along the shoreline. I chased the shadow lines from bluff banks for as long as I could. Once the sun was high, I transitioned to swimming a thunder cricket above the submerged buck brush and tight to the bank grass. Bone color worked best for the choppo. Darker colors worked best for the thunder cricket regardless of water clarity. You will get a lot of bites in the buck brush. However, covering ground was key to locating multiple big fish throughout the day.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Flooded Brush
Water Temperature
76°
Largemouth bass are in the backs of most small lake coves roaming for newly hatched shad. In most cases, the are aggressively biting. I was successful throwing a 4” pit boss, most any color. Fish are 2-5 lbs with most in the 4 lb category. As the sun gets higher, bass are looking for shady spots to ambush shad.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
53°
With water Temps in the low to mid 50's the bite was still a little slow on the east side of the lake. I found fishing ledges and off steep drops to be key with a slow bait like a jig or ned rig works also.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Brush Piles
Fishing on Lake Wilson was FANTASTIC! Largemouth and Smallmouth bass are large and plentiful (along with giant striped bass and walleye). Water temps were 68 to 75 and many bass are still on beds and spawning. I was able to catch bass on beds but also found a wicked topwater bite on the Evergreen SB! Cast your SB close to the bank or amongst laydowns and stickups and hold on. Bass were crushing the SB, both largies and smallies will slam topwater here, as well as moving bait such as swim baits and spinnerbaits. Baitfish are large and plentiful, hold onto your rod as you could easily find yourself hooked onto a double digit striper as well. For the finesse fisherman, there are tons of limestone bluff walls and rockpiles to target. A green pumpkin hula stickz on a lightweight nedrig jighead was fire on that deeper bluff bite.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Bluegill
Texas rigs in brush is producing great quality fish and will also catch numbers if you move to shallow brush.
