Fishing Reports
61 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
64°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Bluegill
I saw this pig come out of nowhere and slam my crankbait right in front of me at the bank in about a foot of water. And then it fought like a demon. That was crazy! 4.4 pounds.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
58°
Working down the bank with a shaky head. 4lber choked it on the retrieve. She was swimming with it and I didn’t even know she was there at first. To make matters worse, I was fumbling with the net like a rookie. Amateur hour. 😂
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
58°
Throwing a fire craw jackhammer over submerged Lilly pads on high tide. The 5-1/2” trailer got me a couple short strikes. I think I’ll switch up to the 4-1/2” spunk shad next trip.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Pilings
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
48°
Lot of rain came in over the past week so the river was chocolate milk. I couldn’t get bit on a moving bait. Fished around pilings with a shaky head and black trick worm and landed a couple. Water temp was reading 48 on the depth finder, so I expect it to get better in the coming weeks.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Spybaits
Structure
Humps
Water Temperature
50°
Fishing the large hump near the bride was location that produced the only fish of the outing. Slow rolling a Duo Realis spin bait was the ticket.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
50°
Fished Little Seneca Lake for a few hours after our club tournament was canceled due to high winds and a small craft advisory on the Potomac River. The bite was slow, but we found a couple fish, including this beauty. Fish are still in pre-spawn mode as a result of recent heavy rain and colder than normal temperatures over the past couple weeks. Water temperatures have not risen out of the upper 40s and low 50s in most areas, so the spawn is still to come.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Pilings
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
50°
Caught 20+ bass, mostly 13-15.5” around marina pilings. Wood and metal pilings both held fish. Best pilings were in ~8’ of water. Some fish holding in slightly deeper water but could not get them to bite. Others had some success on large grass flats where the grass has just begun to grow. Using my own hand poured worms. Closely resemble Zoom trick worms and Roboworms.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Pilings
Forage
Bluegill
Bassin on the Potomac right after a cold front is tough. Air temp in the morning was only 30 degrees. Fish had lockjaw and wouldn’t hit a moving bait. Only 2 fish caught for the day were both caught on zoom trick worms. One was caught by my fishing partner with a Junebug trick worm T-rigged with an 1/8oz bullet weight. The single fish I caught for the day was on Junebug Red and a shaky head.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Docks
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
52°
Tried grass flats with limited results on Spinnerbait, swimming worm, and crank bait. Found the juice was wood and metal dock posts. Bigger fish came from 8-10’ depth. Smaller fish a bit shallower.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
55°
Fish over emerging grass on outgoing tide.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Popping
Structure
Laydowns
Water Temperature
62°
Zman popping shad skipped under overhanging trees. Caught 3 over 4lbs in an hour and half . Lost one couple weeks later over 6. Love this bait
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Pilings
Forage
Shad
Could only fish a few hours in the AM and we hit the tide wrong, but still managed to put a few in the boat. Fish in the photo came off a Picasso shock blade pro and hog farmer spunk shad trailer. Couldn’t buy a bite throwing soft plastics. My fishing partner was doing well tipping the tops of the grass with a Manns Baby One Minus as well. When all else fails in the Potomac, throw a bladed jig!
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Pilings
Forage
Bluegill
Fishing today in Mallows Bay off of the Potomac River. It’s very rare that I throw a stick bait that is not a Yamamoto, but today the water was very dirty and I had no black with blue flake GYs in the boat. I did have a pack of June Bug Yum Dinger’s, so I figured I’d give them a shot……..boy, am I glad I did! I ended up going through the entire pack and they were on fire! I am going to start throwing Dingers more often as they are cheaper, last longer and have a good action when wacky rigged. I would recommend sizing down on the VMC wacky saddle as compared to the GYs, because the dingers were sliding in the size 7.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Shad
Fishing Mattawoman Creek off of the Potomac River. Started out at first light throwing War Eagle buzzbaits with Yum Tip toads in place of the skirt. We were retrieving the the buzz baits through the tops of Lilly pads on a high outgoing tide and it produced well.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 13'+
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
72°
Fished for post spawn fish on points and transition ledges. Also had some success fishing the deep end of laydowns. Strike King 5xd was the ticket. Fish are starting to really feed up before they head to their summer haunts
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Shad
Mattawoman Creek off the Potomac river produced well today throwing swim jigs with keitech paddle tails and working them through submerged grass. A few others were caught off of baby one minus crank baits and wacky rigged senkos, but the swim jig was the best producer.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Lg)
Structure
Standing Timber
Water Temperature
70°
Fish hanging in the treetops.