The temperatures are finally warming up and Lake Seminole is on Fire! We’ve been catching some big bass on a variety of lures and I think June is the best month to catch a personal best on Lake Seminole with top-water baits like frogs and buzz-baits.
Fish a Strike King Pro Model buzz-bait around the topped out hydrilla, closest to the deep water that has bait fish present. This bait has a unique squeak to it that pulls big bass in for explosive strikes. At a minimum, use a 7’ medium heavy rod with a soft tip and braided line for getting bass away from the cover.
Frogs are working great around lily pads and over the top of matted hydrilla and scum; I prefer the Strike King Popping Perch. Work the bait to get a chugging sound and then pause, giving the bass time to find the bait. Here, you want to use at least a 7’ heavy action rod with a soft tip and at least 65 lb. braided line to get them out.
The Hydrilla Gnats Bass Club is starting a Thursday night two (2) fish bass tournament at Wingate’s Lunker Lodge on the first and third Thursdays of the month from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. The entry fee is $20 per boat with 90% going back for prize money. The first week’s turnout was great!
The bream and shellcracker have been bedding all around the lake in shallow water and biting worms and crickets. Miss Jane, down at Wingate’s Lunker Lodge, has both in stock. She’s open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 6am to 6pm and has her phone number on the door of the store for when she’s not there and you need something. She’ll come right away and get you what you need.
Crappie have moved out to the edges of grass lines and are being caught on minnows and jigs in 10 to 12 feet of water. Miss Jane has minnows too, and she might be willing to catch the blue-eyed ones for you.
CAPT. PAUL TYRE
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