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Reel in Your Next Catch: Top Bass Hotspots Across the US
About this Episode
Hey folks, Artificial Lure here, slingin' the latest on bass chasin' across the US. If you're a fly slinger dreamin' of tradin' that feather for a popper on some chunky largemouth, listen up - these reports got me fired up like a topwater blowup at dawn.
Kickin' off with tournament fireworks: Banks Shaw just scorched Lake Okeechobee in the MLF Toyota Series, nabbin' his third major win in three years by edgin' Kyle Cortiana on January 31. That Florida beast coughed up limits all weekend, provin' Okeechobee's still the bass candy store. Over in Kissimmee Chain, Cody Stahl wire-to-wired the Bassmaster Open with a monster 74 pounds, 6 ounces total - settin' a new record margin of 22 pounds. Dude dominated like a fly rod in a trout stream, fillin' limits with precision casts.
Notable catches? Texas Parks and Wildlife logs a 10.40-pound largemouth from the Colorado River back in 2013, but fly rod heads, check this: Bryan Townsend yanked a 3.71-pound Guadalupe bass on fly in 2014 from the same waters. Solid proof spin gear ain't the only game - finesse flies work those rivers too.
Hot spots buzzin' right now: Oregon's Southwest Zone is prime winter bassin'. Lost Creek Reservoir's sittin' at 46F with bass mixin' it up near the dam - PowerBait from shore or slow rubber baits from a boat. Emigrant Lake's 30% full, holdin' largemouth and smallmouth; trout school's pushin' 'em shallow. Lake Oahe in the Midwest? Gill nets show 24% smallmouth bass in lower sections per the 2026 forecast - walleye and cats too, but those bronzebacks are stackin' up. Down south, Sealy Outdoors Big Bass Splash gears up for Lake Guntersville in Alabama March 27-29, with massive payouts beckonin' amateurs. And piers from SoCal like Oceanside are coughin' kelp bass and spotted bay bass on bottom rigs amid mackerel runs.
Fun fact to hook ya: Oregon's Tenmile Lakes got largemouth in late winter mode - ditch topwater, go subsurface mid-day for a pickup or two. Water's cool, fishin' slow but steady, kinda like nymphin' a picky brown.
Thanks for tunin' in, y'all - tight lines and may your next bass inhale like a risin' trout. Come back next week for more. This has been a Quiet Please production, and for me check out Quiet Please Dot A I.
For more http://www.quietplease.ai
Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
Kickin' off with tournament fireworks: Banks Shaw just scorched Lake Okeechobee in the MLF Toyota Series, nabbin' his third major win in three years by edgin' Kyle Cortiana on January 31. That Florida beast coughed up limits all weekend, provin' Okeechobee's still the bass candy store. Over in Kissimmee Chain, Cody Stahl wire-to-wired the Bassmaster Open with a monster 74 pounds, 6 ounces total - settin' a new record margin of 22 pounds. Dude dominated like a fly rod in a trout stream, fillin' limits with precision casts.
Notable catches? Texas Parks and Wildlife logs a 10.40-pound largemouth from the Colorado River back in 2013, but fly rod heads, check this: Bryan Townsend yanked a 3.71-pound Guadalupe bass on fly in 2014 from the same waters. Solid proof spin gear ain't the only game - finesse flies work those rivers too.
Hot spots buzzin' right now: Oregon's Southwest Zone is prime winter bassin'. Lost Creek Reservoir's sittin' at 46F with bass mixin' it up near the dam - PowerBait from shore or slow rubber baits from a boat. Emigrant Lake's 30% full, holdin' largemouth and smallmouth; trout school's pushin' 'em shallow. Lake Oahe in the Midwest? Gill nets show 24% smallmouth bass in lower sections per the 2026 forecast - walleye and cats too, but those bronzebacks are stackin' up. Down south, Sealy Outdoors Big Bass Splash gears up for Lake Guntersville in Alabama March 27-29, with massive payouts beckonin' amateurs. And piers from SoCal like Oceanside are coughin' kelp bass and spotted bay bass on bottom rigs amid mackerel runs.
Fun fact to hook ya: Oregon's Tenmile Lakes got largemouth in late winter mode - ditch topwater, go subsurface mid-day for a pickup or two. Water's cool, fishin' slow but steady, kinda like nymphin' a picky brown.
Thanks for tunin' in, y'all - tight lines and may your next bass inhale like a risin' trout. Come back next week for more. This has been a Quiet Please production, and for me check out Quiet Please Dot A I.
For more http://www.quietplease.ai
Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
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