In this video published February 14, 2024, Captain Erik reported what he observed during a February outing on Lake Toho. He described fish as still offshore that day, demonstrated how he approached shallower grass flats and emergent vegetation, and explained the moving-bait and slower presentations he selected around hydrilla, pepper grass, pads, reeds, and other spawning habitat.
Important facts from Captain Erik
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Captain Erik fished a shallower grass flat away from the bank, where he observed isolated clumps of pepper grass growing about two feet off the bottom.
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He said bass can spawn in holes and around isolated pepper grass because the vegetation offers some protection.
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At Brown’s Point, he described a sparse emergent grass flat containing pepper grass, bonnet pads, round reeds, and bull rush.
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Captain Erik found a relatively clean, very small bed in the pads during the outing.
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On shallower offshore grass flats, his first bait choice was a black-and-blue-glitter Jackhammer with a four-inch creature-bait trailer, fished on straight braid.
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When fish appeared on LiveScope but did not react well to moving baits, he selected a Texas-rigged 5.5-inch Junebug blue-tail Stickler around pepper grass and shallow grass.
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For shallow emergent vegetation, his primary choice was a large Junebug Thumper Pro swimming worm on a lightly weighted swimbait hook and straight braid.
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Near the end of the Lake Toho report, Captain Erik said the fish were still offshore that day and suggested checking shallower areas if the offshore bite declined.
Planning a current trip
These observations apply only to Captain Erik’s outing shown in this February 2024 video. Anglers planning a future trip should confirm current fish location, vegetation, weather, and other conditions before heading out.
Conditions, access, regulations, and fish behavior can change. Confirm current trip details directly with Captain Erik before relying on this report for a future outing.