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Hot Bass bite
Largemouth Bass

There’s a lot of bass action at Balboa right now, and not just for dinks. Within the last few weeks, 4, 5, and 7+ pounders were all pulled out of the lake. The cooling water temps are firing up these fish. Crawfish are a major forage currently, so slow-dragging jigs and/or soft-plastic craws has been excellent. Fish are also consistently being...

There’s a lot of bass action at Balboa right now, and not just for dinks. Within the last few weeks, 4, 5, and 7+ pounders were all pulled out of the lake. The cooling water temps are firing up these fish. Crawfish are a major forage currently, so slow-dragging jigs and/or soft-plastic craws has been excellent. Fish are also consistently being caught on a variety of other baits: rattle traps, Keitech swimbaits, drop shots, square-bill crankbaits… and the list goes on. The excellent bite should continue until the first big cold front.

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Bass, Catfish, Tilapia, Carp, Sunfish
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