Smallies on LOW?

[patrat78]

I was lookng to try and get some smallies one day well i am up in the morson area july 12-15. Where could i find them and what should i use during this time of the year? any info would be nice.

[Hemlock]

I'm no bass fisherman, but I do catch them pretty religeously in the summer in Whitefish Bay. WFB is quite a bit clearer than Sabaskong, but all I do to find the bass is either cast or troll big shallow rock outcrops off of shore. They are usually hanging out suspended or near the bottom, but will come up for a mepps spinner or a Rap swimming by.

[marknamy]

I agree with Hemlock. Mid July the smallies can be found on rocky points. I have also caught them on top of shallow reefs. I'm sure someone with a lot more experience than myself will chime in soon.

Have a good trip.

[Eastwind]

patrat78,

I just started fishing Smallies last July on LOW for the first time. I found them right were everyone had been telling me to look for the previous ten years. Shoreline with rocks. Baseball to softball size was the size I looked for and I caught lots of Smallies. Check around the islands just North of the Morson resorts.

[Shorelunch]

There's some nice smallie islands NE of Morson, too. Go north through the Raspberry gap and then head east about 1/2 mile. There's about four mid-size larger islands that hold smallies. Again, look for the rip rap rock, boulders and points. You'll also catch walleyes. Also, my best spots are a little journey from Morson - the west side of Gooseneck on the south rip rap shore and weeds and also the south rip rap shore and point of Village island. There's some nice footballs over there.

I like blue and silver rattlin raps, #4 firetiger or gold/black shad raps and husky's. Or just a jig and minnow or grub - or a simple splitshot and a nightcrawler. I've also been getting into tubes which has been fun too.

[patrat78]

thanks for all the great info guys i know its like two weeks away but i cant wait to get up there. I saw some guys on the outdoor channel on LOW and they tried topwatersd and only caught a couple but then they pitched a shad and jig towards shore and they started to catch tons of them it was a show that i saw at the perfect time.

[Down Deep]

This is the first year in 10 that I've missed the late June bassin trip to LOW. Had to sacrifice it for a trip to Alaska in August. I hope you feel my pain. Anyway, we usually stay on Crow out of Nestor Falls and drive up to Whitefish Bay where there are smallies and largemouth. We fish the rocks for smallies and the weedy shallows for the largemouth. There are several other smaller lakes in the area that have smallies. We fish Crow if the bite is on. In additon to the bass we meet every pike that lives in the area and the occasional musky. Usually 5 days of unending action. Boat is always full of weeds grass and blood at the end of the day. Just kidding about the blood.