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| Hey I'm wondering if anyone here fishes in lakes that are really shallow, like the average depth is 5ft with a 8-12ft few holes. Because I'm pretty much stuck fishing that kind of lake so I'm wondering what everyones tatics are for a lake like this. Their are lots of weeds and I've been mostly casting topraiders and such over the top. I've had two missed hits and 1 follow up.
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Nathan |
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Location: Bloomington, IL | Most definately, but those lakes also get warmer, so be careful.
There is a lake about 40 min from me that is like that, but has some good (its a relative term, since im in centeral il) fishing.
Try a big spinner bait or a weightless suick. I dont' have experience with those yet in that environment, but in theory, they are good baits to try in shallow and weedy spots.
The owner of a tackle store told me last night that they had been really successful by putting live bait out on a rod, near the boat, and then using a big buzzbait to bring them in. Then, when they got close, they took the live bait. Seems like that would probably work in your situation, too. |
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Location: WI | I fish a few shallow lakes like that where the deepest spots are maybe 12-15ft. I fish around wood/cribs, weeds, some open water, and around any islands/points, etc. Usually they're pretty easy lakes for me to fish. Topwater, jerks, and bucktails all work. What part of the state (wi?) are you fishing in? |
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| I'm in Oconto county. Theirs not a single island on the whole lake. :/ |
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| I fish alot of shallow weedy lakes.Try fishing the tailouts or heads of the deeper spots where they come up against the solid walls,if the deeper spots taper into the weed creating defined channals with solid walls on both sides thats money water.That water becomes even better when it has a good wind funneling into it.Also quite often there are large open pockets within vast milfoil flats usually created by changes in bottom composition such as sand,gravel or sometimes shell beds.This creates a transition zone and an area where skis can move baitfish into open water or just position them selves along the edge.Again the down wind side will usually produce more fish.Even better is when you find one of these holes with a defined channel leading out to deeper water with defined edges,if you find an area with these characteristics you will get fish off it.Also along the vast edges there will be points,inside turns and pockets that tend to hold more fish then the plain featureless lines.Have a sharp eye for weed type transitions or changes in weed type within the vastness of the milfoil,especialy millfoil or coontail to cabbage,this can be a magnet for fish.
I normally throw spinner baits like the M & G,grinder or bionic blades and jig and swimshads in the heavier growth.
When im fishing the more open edges or pockets i throw just about anything limited to its running depth and the depth i am fishing. ie.shallow dawgs,shallow invaders,shallow raiders,mantas,suicks,inline bucktails etc.you get the idea. |
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| I fish many lakes like that in WI. I use spinner baits in the thick weeds---Sometimes even a smaller bass style spinner bait in the thickest weeds works great. I also use twitch baits like a Crane Bait on the weed edges. I have found that weed types such as any green cabage if available will seem to hold more fish than the thick junk weeds. Also any rock or sandbarsa seem to hold fish. These can be great lakes although they seem to hold smaller fish usually under 40 inches. |
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| Well the fish aren't small one guy got a 48inch tiger out of the lake I fish and I had a follow up from a nice one. |
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Location: Chicagoland | Well if you are thinking of Wabikon Lake in Forest, my guess based on your location in Oconto... I would think about going up the channel up to Riley lake, there are some mid 40's in there.
If Wabikon is not the lake, then I would hit those holes you were mentioning. Try topwater also, shallow lakes often have marsh or grasslands nearby so it is not uncommon for small rodents to venture out onto the lake. |
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Location: N.FIB | maybe try a suick,or a slow tease magnum,also have had luck with creepers on shallow lakes.Also stay on the lake after dark,shallow lakes cool down faster and when they do the fishing can really heat up,thats when I`ve had alot of luck on the creeper.creeptonites work great |
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| Okay I'm heading up this weekend and I'm going to throw alot of my hellhound, weagle, rumbler, and spinnerbait for the weeds then in the deep stuff I'll probably throw around a curly sue or a jake.
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Location: Lake Tomahawk, Musky Central, USA | sounds like something you'd do on deep lakes too o_O :P |
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| Well nothing had one miss the rumbler early in the morning and a bunch of northern on a spinnerbait.  |
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| Try twitching some super shad raps!  |
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