Fail to put a caboose on the back of a jig and you’re just not going to catch the largemouth bass you should be catching. It’s that simple.
DNR regularly stocks walleyes, hybrid striped bass, and smallmouth bass.
Panfish are being caught on leaf worms and wax worms under a bobber. The largemouth and smallmouth bass action was good for those using live and artificial baits.
It is realistic to envision catching 12 or more bronzebacks during a morning or an evening excursion. Smallmouths exceeding 12 inches provide lots of action and latching onto a 17-to 18-incher is possible.
A lot of fish are there to be caught, and for a simple approach it’s hard to beat a jig with a “stickworm” plastic that’s about 3 or 4 inches long.
Capitalizing on the weed connection requires figuring out the types of weeds present that bass are favoring and formulating a weed-line pattern that takes into account preferred locations.
A lot of fish in the shallows and the action is fast. However, we slowed down to catch the bigger fish. Here’s how we caught ’em.
Technique requires above-average casting skills that put lures quietly and seductively in areas where conventional casting can’t reach.
As for sportfish, DNR surveys of the lake complex have shown densities of bluegills, largemouth bass and black crappie populations remain low.
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