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Oconto River Fishing Reports

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  1. Paul Lukas
    - Oconto River

    Details: Smallmouth Bass

    Last fish before the drive home was the best of the day. Caught close to 60 BIGsmallies this weekend. Best outing of the year so far... 20" 4lb10oz Water65 Air55

    1. Nothing Nothing 0
      Do you know if there are any trout in this river?
    2. Paul Lukas 0
      for the blonde patches w/monsters on em. Short flip & let it sit....bam.
    3. Paul Lukas 0
      @Smalljaw This weekend most fish are on beds. Sight fishing tight to the banks drifting w/current looking...
    4. Smalljaw 0
      How do you fish the swing impact on a spot remover? Hop it on the bottom?
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  2. Paul Lukas
    - Oconto River

    Details: Smallmouth Bass

    Glad to be back up in Oconto covering miles of one of the best smallmouth rivers in the Midwest. River levels finally down to just above normal flows w/3' visibility. ...more Over 30 bronzebacks in the boat w/3 over 4lbs. Best one at 5lbs. Gonna try again tomorrow. Air70 Water63

    1. Paul Lukas 0
      @LCraig 22-1/2" 5lb9oz Oconto river
    2. Lincoln Craigge 0
      What's the biggest smallie you ever caught
    3. elcapidano1 0
      Rockin!
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  3. Paul Lukas
    - Oconto River

    Details: Smallmouth Bass

    Got into a swarm of nice sized smallies near the railroad bridge. Picked up close to 20 fish in about 30 min dragging the craw in the main channel. 19" 3lb6oz Shimano ...more Chronarch E7 StCroix Avid X 7'mh 15#Pline c21

    1. Paul Lukas 0
      @DaPikeKilla U know it...big River smallies tear me up.
    2. DaPikeKilla 0
      Huge tail on him I bet he put up a nice one
    3. Paul Lukas 0
      @CJS21 yes you do!...and not too far as well. Lots of tributaries flowing into the Mississippi.
    4. Paul Lukas 0
      Starting late October
    5. Paul Lukas 0
      I'm gonna road trip a lot this winter...MO,AR,KY,TN.
    6. TennesseeTroutboy 0
      When's the next time you're heading south for some bronze
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  4. Paul Lukas
    - Oconto River

    Details: Smallmouth Bass

    20"Oconto Bronzeback hanging out under the shadiest tree in the area,pounced on the swimbait as soon as it hit the floor. Found this smallie way upriver in ...more the middle of nowhere.

    1. Nothing Nothing 0
      Do you know if there are any trout in this part of the river?
    2. Smalljaw 0
      Cool. Thanks. Usually throw 2.75-3.25 in my local flow. Just got in some 5s for an October trip.
    3. Paul Lukas 0
      I'll get 12-13" smallies gulping the 5" down no problem@Smalljaw
    4. Paul Lukas 0
      @Smalljaw yes...4.5-5"always on first,all year long. I'll scale down when needed but larger baits call the big ones out very well.
    5. Smalljaw 0
      You always throw a 5" swim or are you up sizing now that this year's hatch has matured?
    6. Paul Lukas 0
      @CJS21 almost drove back home it was soooo dirty😝made things tough to sight fish for sure.
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  5. Paul Lukas
    - Oconto River

    Details: Smallmouth Bass

    Overhanging trees providing shade w/laydowns tight to the bank still producing the better smallies. Swimbait,fluke&craw taking care of business. 3lb13oz-19-3/4" Air83 Water77

    1. Paul Lukas 0
      @TaylorG @jimmy567 @bassprofessional Thank You!
    2. Paul Lukas 0
      The fluke is an excellent wood/laydown bait. Some days that slow fall after a few twitches is what they want.
    3. Paul Lukas 0
      Big smallies hanging out in the wood cannot handle the swimbait near them. They charge immediately.
    4. Paul Lukas 0
      I'll make hundreds of short,quick casts/flips in a few mile float.
    5. Paul Lukas 0
      1/4 casting upstream or straight to the bank/laydowns.
    6. Paul Lukas 0
      I sight fish,standing up while floating w/current about 15-20' from bank.
    7. Paul Lukas 0
      @Smalljaw Thnx!Sparkly colored 4-5"paddle tail swimbaits on a 3/16oz spot remover is my go-to for sure
    8. Paul Lukas 0
      @LCraig I'll work the swimbait just like a spinnerbait/swimjig. Medium to fast retrieves been working lately.
    9. bassprofessional 0
      Beautiful colors
    10. jimmy Lu 0
      Great catch bro👍
    11. Taylor Glover 0
      bronze back!
    12. Smalljaw 0
      Nice chunk. Curious what's your go-to presentation when fishing lay downs? Fluke to minimize snags?
    13. Lincoln Craigge 0
      How do you fish the swimbait?
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  6. Paul Lukas
    - Oconto River

    Details: FreshwaterDrum / Gaspergou

    I had a feeling this would happen...huge snapping turtle @boat launch gave the sign. Drum Gods blessed Josh w/27" beast. I'm a believer!@TennesseeTroutboy ...more 9lbs

    1. Macwel23H 0
      That thing is huge👍🏼
    2. Hatch11 Fishing Crew OG 0
      Huge!
    3. TennesseeTroutboy 0
      It's a miracle! You have been blessed by the gods
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  7. Paul Lukas
    - Oconto River

    Details: Smallmouth Bass

    Oconto smallies a bit tougher than usual due to high/fast water but they were willing to bite if they could see your bait. Josh hit this 19.5"er right on her ...more head w/Crawbug tight to the bank. Air83 Water73

    1. jimmy Lu 0
      Hallelujah 👍
    2. Paul Lukas 0
      @TennesseeTroutboy Me neither...but I'm rooting for someone to get lucky.
    3. TennesseeTroutboy 0
      I don't believe the record will ever be broken
    4. Paul Lukas 0
      @justLMbass Yup...lol
    5. John Buttacavoli 0
      So we were both way up north huh...lol
    6. Paul Lukas 0
      @justLMbass nice,any smallie in that range looks just rediculous!
    7. John Buttacavoli 0
      I saw the plaque hanging in his den. It was caught on the pike chain
    8. John Buttacavoli 0
      Nooo, but that'd be pretty sweet. His name was joe..cant spell his last name lol. Lives on shnur lake in WI.
    9. Paul Lukas 0
      Last year October
    10. Paul Lukas 0
      U might of ran into Greg Gasiciel of MI. He broke the MI smallie record w/a 24.5" 9.33lbs beast.
    11. Paul Lukas 0
      @justLMbass current & still reigning champ-David Hayes-Dale Hollow Lake. 27" 11lb15oz. July8,1955
    12. Paul Lukas 0
      @fishthirty @TennesseeTroutboy @socc @smalljaw @King_Fisher on Josh's behalf...Thank You!
    13. King_Fisher 0
      That's a pig!
    14. King_Fisher 0
      That's s
    15. Smalljaw 0
      Hog. Looks bigger than 19.5"
    16. John Buttacavoli 0
      I was just up in northern Wisconsin fishing a tournament with the current world record holder for smallmouth bass that was caught and released... Something like ...more over 11 pounds just ridiculous
    17. Melissa Norris 0
      nice small mouth
    18. TennesseeTroutboy 0
      Monster
    19. Chad Jaco 0
      what a fish!!!!
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  8. Paul Lukas
    - Oconto River

    Details: Smallmouth Bass

    Flipping the Crawbug under shady trees tight to the bank produced the bigger fish of the day. This beat up 21"er survived a vicious attack by something huge. ...more Pike or Muskie,maybe a monster Walleye had it half way down. Bite marks still fresh. 3lb10oz

    1. Paul Lukas 0
      @Smalljaw thank you
    2. Smalljaw 0
      Cool find
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  9. Paul Lukas
    - Oconto River

    Details: Smallmouth Bass

    Quick 1 day trip up & back to the Oconto turned out to be a great idea. Was good to have Josh back on the boat,he needed a day off from work. Picked up 30ish ...more smallies ,2pike,2 carp,a walleye & a rock bass. Almost all the smallies are off beds now. Swimbaits,flukes,worms & craws. 19.5"-3lb12oz

    1. Paul Lukas 0
      @marshallb116 thank you
    2. marshallb116 0
      nice smallie @BIGsmallie
    3. Paul Lukas 0
      @fishwizard52 thank you
    4. fishwizard52 0
      nice fish
    5. elcapidano1 0
      Rockin.
    6. Paul Lukas 0
      @elcapidano1 That's a bummer, when u get the time let me know. I'll show u around up there.
    7. elcapidano1 0
      I need to get up there! Working the next 3 weekends 👎
    8. Paul Lukas 0
      @elcapidano1 I just replaced my old bassraider with this one from Craigslist last week. The luck continues...
    9. Paul Lukas 0
      @TaylorG thanks bud
    10. elcapidano1 0
      I think you own a lucky boat?
    11. Taylor Glover 0
      nice
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  10. Paul Lukas
    - Oconto River

    Details: FreshwaterDrum / Gaspergou

    Heading back to the launch dragging a craw,looking for one last fish.A camper @ the campground asked if anything was biting?...the Drum Gods blessed me with this ...more 25"er 2 seconds later,What a fight!

    1. Paul Lukas 0
      @TaylorG checked out your vids,awesome catches! That drum is a tank!
    2. Taylor Glover 0
      i caught one of those things 3 years ago. 14lbs 8oz. on film. youtube channel taylor g or ladybird lake near record fish
    3. TennesseeTroutboy 0
      Yes the drum gods are mysterious
    4. Paul Lukas 0
      @TennesseeTroutboy Yes,the sacred turtle made an appearance. He was stuck in the gullet of a19" smallie earlier that day. Didn't put it all together until ...more now...holy s..t!!!
    5. TennesseeTroutboy 0
      Drum Gods bless many, did the sacred turtle appear?
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