[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he bass fishing on Lake Seminole is awesome and there are several different ways to catch bass. The big bass are being caught on frogs near the bank. You can either fish lily pads, pepper grass, or scum as bream are hanging around these areas either bedding or eating willow flies. You need to make really long casts so a good reel such as a Lew’s Speed Spool is a must. You also need good braid that cast well such as Sunline FX2 in 60 pound test. If you are fishing pepper grass, use a Spro Bronzeye Popper in Natural Green. If you are fishing pads or scum, use a regular Spro Bronzeye 65 in Natural Green. Power Poles come in really handy when fishing this technique because the fish are actually schooled up in places like this so if you catch one there is usually another in that same area. Another good pattern that is working well is to fish submerged coontail grass.
Seminole is really different this year from all of the spring rains and cold weather killing most of the vegetation. So you have to really search to find good grass. The down imaging from Lowrance is really a neat tool to find areas where grass is present. When you find good grass, a Texas Rigged Big Bite Baits Finesse worm in Tilapia or Green Pumpkin with a 1/4 Fish Catchin Fool Tungsten Weight is hard to beat, but if the wind is blowing you can also catch them on a spinnerbait. Buddha Bait Company makes a new spinnerbait with a 6/0 hook that is really long so you don’t have to use a trailer. It comes through the grass really well.
The bream and shellcracker bite is hot right now, so make sure your have plenty of worms and crickets when you go out.
By Matt Baty and Seminole Lodge Marina
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