NE SD smallies

[ssaamm]

Heading to Roy, Clear and any other lake up in this neck of the woods. Have fished here in Sept and Oct in the past and had pretty good luck with smallies. I've never fished this early in the year for em. I've watched the Lindner's shows. They seem to drill em on pink X-Raps and Husky Jerks. Any words of wisdom would be appreciated. Looking forward to fishing and happy hour. Thanks

[fishuhalik]

Depends on where they are & what they're doing. We'd always fish a lake in northern MN that opens early. Did really well on the presentations you already mentioned, but my favorite was always an unweighted wacky-rigged Senko fished reeeeal slow. Sometimes they're pretty sluggish this time of year, & they can't resist that Senko slow-twitched right in front of em. A jig & craw can be dynamite sometimes too.

As far as structure, I always did the best on any green weeds I could find. If you found green weeds that were right next to rocks/gravel, game on

[ssaamm]

It was cold and windy. Did get into the smallies for a while and a couple bonus walleyes. X-Raps and Rat L Traps were the best. Found a good concentration of bigger smallies up shallow one evening. The water dropped a couple of degrees to 43 by the last day. They were more scattered and deeper with the cooler water. Even caught a couple on a drop shot rig. Nice to fish a state with no closed season. They really protect the fish with good slots.

[bassfshin24]

Sounds like an awesome trip. I love Roy Lake and Clear Lake. I am heading up there for Labor Day and can't wait! What was your biggest of the trip? Did you get into the smallies on Roy or Clear?

[ssaamm]

We always do better with the smallies on Clear. Granted, we don't fish Roy as much because we've had better luck on Clear. If we put in more time there who knows. We do get more accidental walleyes while bass fishing on Roy. We have an annual trip in the end of Sept. over there again. We try a new lake for a half day usually. Enemy Swim wasn't great last year. Have you ever been to the Buffalo Lakes area. Our Biggest was a fat 19 1/2 incher. Got a 20 in walleye,too. If I knew how to post a picture I would. Just felt good to be in the boat talking smart and chucking crank baits.

[bassfshin24]

No I haven't been to the Buffalo Lakes area but heard Horseshoe lake which I think is up around that area is full of monster smallies.

[mnfathead]

We have a cabin on clear and the smallie action can be good, if you put in your time on roy it can be fantastic. Have put afew over 20 in the boat in the last year, both small and largemouth.

[ssaamm]

Hey, couple of Pequot guys going to SoDak. Family there? I grew up in SD. Do those lakes get a lot of fishing pressure in the heart of summer like around here?

[mnfathead]

What are the odds, I was born down there and still have family in the area. Nothing like the pressure this area sees but then those of us who know that area know enough to keep tight lips most of the time too. Nebraskans love that area, see their bass groups around the area a couple times a summer, more recreational traffic than anything.

[ssaamm]

Charlie's for breakfast and Club Eden for chislik, beer and good people.

[mnfathead]

pretty much hit the nail on the head there! then back to the cabin for a couple 13/14 cold ones!