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By: FishingFool
Posted: 8/13/2024
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 8/13/2024
Hot Spots: 0
Started off pretty hot. Only took about 10 minutes until I found the SMB were out deeper in about 12-15' of water.
Went through a fresh pack of dropshot baits with a quickness. Biggest was prob 2.5...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 7/23/2024
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/22/2024
Hot Spots: 0
It was tough out there. I was also underdressed. Should have brought a sweater with me. It seemed half the lake had a stiff breeze with this fine mist.
Started off fishing shallows but after an hou...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 7/16/2024
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/16/2024
Hot Spots: 0
Another beautiful day on the water. Started off with topwater but zero action. So rotated to start fishing deeper with dropshot. That was the ticket. Found smallies in clusters scattered in about 12-2...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 7/2/2024
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/2/2024
Hot Spots: 0
After the hot run on LMB yesterday, I figure I'll try again.
Started off going all the way up north. Welp not much there except finding lots of panfish. Started working my way down and found a SMB....
By: FishingFool
Posted: 7/1/2024
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/1/2024
Hot Spots: 0
Testing out new cranking battery and it's a success!
Started a bit late today, so I didn't go too before started casting. Going through my rotation. Morning started off with the lake smooth as glas...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 6/25/2024
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/25/2024
Hot Spots: 0
Beautiful day today. Started off slow on wind blown side. Started with a swim bait and crank. Mixed in dropshot here and there. Then a swimjig and chatterbait.
First fish a dink smallie on a swimba...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 6/10/2024
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/10/2024
Hot Spots: 0
2nd time out for the year. Tried to get out on the water a couple of weeks ago but motor wasn't peeing. So never left the dock. Fortunately it was an easy and cheap $5 repair. Today was able to confir...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 7/19/2023
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/18/2023
Hot Spots: 0
Beautiful day out on the water. Couldn't have asked for a better day.
Slow catching though. The usual perch and dink smallies in the mix. Had a decent largie smack the crank but couldn't hookup.
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By: FishingFool
Posted: 7/10/2023
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 7/10/2023
Hot Spots: 0
Been a couple weeks since my last outting. Hit up a point I haven't touched this year yet. I was working my way towards it with a swimbait along the shores. Got out deeper and switched to dropshot.
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By: FishingFool
Posted: 6/27/2023
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 6/26/2023
Hot Spots: 0
Tough bassing. Rotated between a jerkbait, senko, swimbait, crankbait and dropshot.
I caught a bunch of perch. 2 trouts on the jerkbait. That's never happened before.
Only 1 SMB on a dropshot. ...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 6/25/2023
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/19/2023
Hot Spots: 0
Camped at the state park Mon-Thurs. Mon and Tues were too windy for our liking with sprinkles here and there.
Weds cleared up and winds calmed down significantly. We tried to hit up the ripraps but...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 6/6/2023
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/6/2023
Hot Spots: 0
Wind was a little bit less than yesterday. Wanted to fish the other side of the lake today. Instead of going with the wind though, I went against it. Manageable.
Started off with jerkbait. 3rd...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 6/5/2023
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/5/2023
Hot Spots: 0
My first attempt at fishing for this year was about 3 weeks ago. Found out I had a motor issue when I was launching, so turned right back and been waiting for the shop to call. Got the word everythi...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 7/12/2022
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 7/12/2022
Hot Spots: 0
It was a grind today. Found some dinks in the shallow. Found some dinks in 20'.
Finally found a couple 2# on a deep point.
Stopped off at Farthole and caught a few of dinks, then this beat up 2#...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 7/5/2022
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 7/5/2022
Hot Spots: 0
Been a few weeks since my last outing. Started off kind of rough with a noob mistake. I left my transom straps on when I was backing up the boat. I was wondering why I had to be so far in the water...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 6/21/2022
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/21/2022
Hot Spots: 0
Beautiful day out on the water. Decided to start off with topwater because why not. After 20 mins without a bite, started using dropshot and swimbait. A very slow start. Saw little fries holding n...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 6/7/2022
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 6/7/2022
Hot Spots: 0
Slow start today. Blue skies. No wind. Cotton floating everywhere.
Started off with a senko, then switched to dropshot and mixing in with swimbait on a new rod. Stayed with the dropshot mostl...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 5/31/2022
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 5/31/2022
Hot Spots: 0
Much slower start today compared to the last 2 outings. I think with the partly sunny skies, the fish werent roaming as much and holding tighter to cover. Staying with the jerkbait, I didnt hookup ...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 5/24/2022
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/24/2022
Hot Spots: 0
"Caught" is the wrong term for the rating today. I hooked onto a lot of fish today. I lost more than landed fish. This must have been my worst landing ratio ever.
Started the day off on the oppo...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 5/17/2022
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 4
Fished: 5/17/2022
Hot Spots: 0
First outing for the year. Weather has been terrible. Almost didn't head out this morning because wasn't sure if the day would stay dry.
Doppler looked good enough and got on the water by 10:30AM. ...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 9/21/2021
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/21/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Another day of dinkfest. Found a small pod of small SMB in about 25' of water right off the bat.
Rest of the day, found nothing but small LMB and perch.
Most active areas for me was outside wee...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 9/16/2021
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 9/16/2021
Hot Spots: 0
It was another beautiful day out on the water. Dink fest day. I think the biggest fish today was MAYBE 1#.
Started shallow with a jerkbait. New jerkbait rod btw. Seems nice against the dinks. ...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 9/9/2021
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/9/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Got another chance to sneak out for a few hours. I started off fishing along the west banks, sections where I havent fished in a long time. Started off very shallow with a jerkbait.
Found lots ...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 9/2/2021
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 3
Fished: 9/2/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Managed to sneak out for a few hours of fishing today. Another beautiful day on the water. A little crisp in the air in the mornings.
Didn't take long for the 1st hookup. On a football jighead i...
By: FishingFool
Posted: 8/18/2021
Species: Smallmouth Bass
Rating: 2
Fished: 8/18/2021
Hot Spots: 0
Very tough fishing today. Found groups of small LMB. Found lots of perch and some of them were good size. Big enough to take a 1/2oz football.
Best bass today was a 1.69# LMB on dropshot on deep en...