{"id":3848,"date":"2026-03-16T20:36:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T01:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andermeine.com\/new\/?p=3848"},"modified":"2026-03-16T20:36:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T01:36:23","slug":"inks-lake-fishing-report-march-14-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andermeine.com\/new\/2026\/03\/16\/inks-lake-fishing-report-march-14-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Inks Lake Fishing Report \u2013 Grass Pattern &amp; Low-Light Bite (March 14, 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>3\/14\/2026 \u2013&nbsp;Inks&nbsp;Lake&nbsp;is&nbsp;at&nbsp;a&nbsp;normal&nbsp;level&nbsp;with&nbsp;water&nbsp;temperatures&nbsp;around&nbsp;65&nbsp;degrees&nbsp;and&nbsp;stained&nbsp;water&nbsp;offering&nbsp;roughly&nbsp;2\u20134&nbsp;feet&nbsp;of&nbsp;visibility.&nbsp;Bass&nbsp;are&nbsp;relating&nbsp;heavily&nbsp;to&nbsp;areas&nbsp;with&nbsp;submerged&nbsp;vegetation.&nbsp;Anglers&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;finding&nbsp;fish&nbsp;scattered&nbsp;throughout&nbsp;productive&nbsp;stretches&nbsp;of&nbsp;grass,&nbsp;with&nbsp;it&nbsp;being&nbsp;common&nbsp;to&nbsp;get&nbsp;a&nbsp;few&nbsp;bites&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;short&nbsp;window&nbsp;before&nbsp;needing&nbsp;to&nbsp;move&nbsp;and&nbsp;locate&nbsp;the&nbsp;next&nbsp;group&nbsp;of&nbsp;fish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;most&nbsp;consistent&nbsp;bites&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;coming&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;drop-shot&nbsp;rigged&nbsp;finesse&nbsp;worm&nbsp;and&nbsp;a&nbsp;Texas-rigged&nbsp;ribbontail&nbsp;worm&nbsp;worked&nbsp;slowly&nbsp;through&nbsp;submerged&nbsp;vegetation.&nbsp;Fishing&nbsp;activity&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;noticeably&nbsp;better&nbsp;during&nbsp;the&nbsp;low-light&nbsp;periods,&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;couple&nbsp;hours&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;morning&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;last&nbsp;couple&nbsp;hours&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;evening&nbsp;providing&nbsp;the&nbsp;most&nbsp;consistent&nbsp;action.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Big Bass Score = 2; Numbers Score = 2;&nbsp;<strong>Total = 4<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/andermeine.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/inks-lake-bass-drop-shot-texas-rig-vegetation-march-14-2026.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"605\" height=\"807\" src=\"https:\/\/andermeine.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/inks-lake-bass-drop-shot-texas-rig-vegetation-march-14-2026.jpg\" alt=\"Angler holding two largemouth bass caught on drop-shot and Texas-rigged worms in submerged vegetation at Inks Lake\" class=\"wp-image-3846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andermeine.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/inks-lake-bass-drop-shot-texas-rig-vegetation-march-14-2026.jpg 605w, https:\/\/andermeine.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/inks-lake-bass-drop-shot-texas-rig-vegetation-march-14-2026-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A pair of healthy Inks Lake bass caught on drop-shot rigged finesse worms and Texas-rigged worms while fishing submerged vegetation during the pre-spawn staging period.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3\/14\/2026 \u2013&nbsp;Inks&nbsp;Lake&nbsp;is&nbsp;at&nbsp;a&nbsp;normal&nbsp;level&nbsp;with&nbsp;water&nbsp;temperatures&nbsp;around&nbsp;65&nbsp;degrees&nbsp;and&nbsp;stained&nbsp;water&nbsp;offering&nbsp;roughly&nbsp;2\u20134&nbsp;feet&nbsp;of&nbsp;visibility.&nbsp;Bass&nbsp;are&nbsp;relating&nbsp;heavily&nbsp;to&nbsp;areas&nbsp;with&nbsp;submerged&nbsp;vegetation.&nbsp;Anglers&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;finding&nbsp;fish&nbsp;scattered&nbsp;throughout&nbsp;productive&nbsp;stretches&nbsp;of&nbsp;grass,&nbsp;with&nbsp;it&nbsp;being&nbsp;common&nbsp;to&nbsp;get&nbsp;a&nbsp;few&nbsp;bites&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;short&nbsp;window&nbsp;before&nbsp;needing&nbsp;to&nbsp;move&nbsp;and&nbsp;locate&nbsp;the&nbsp;next&nbsp;group&nbsp;of&nbsp;fish. The&nbsp;most&nbsp;consistent&nbsp;bites&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;coming&nbsp;on&nbsp;a&nbsp;drop-shot&nbsp;rigged&nbsp;finesse&nbsp;worm&nbsp;and&nbsp;a&nbsp;Texas-rigged&nbsp;ribbontail&nbsp;worm&nbsp;worked&nbsp;slowly&nbsp;through&nbsp;submerged&nbsp;vegetation.&nbsp;Fishing&nbsp;activity&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;noticeably&nbsp;better&nbsp;during&nbsp;the&nbsp;low-light&nbsp;periods,&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;first&nbsp;couple&nbsp;hours&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;morning&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;last&nbsp;couple&nbsp;hours&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;evening&nbsp;providing&nbsp;the&nbsp;most&nbsp;consistent&nbsp;action.&nbsp; Big Bass Score = 2; Numbers Score = 2;&nbsp;Total = 4<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[142,167,159,144,143,147,168,161,169],"class_list":{"0":"post-3848","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-inks-lake","7":"tag-drop-shot-fishing-bass","8":"tag-grass-bass-fishing","9":"tag-highland-lakes-fishing","10":"tag-inks-lake","11":"tag-inks-lake-bass-fishing","12":"tag-inks-lake-fishing-report","13":"tag-low-light-bass-fishing","14":"tag-submerged-vegetation-bass-fishing","15":"tag-texas-rig-ribbontail-worm","16":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/andermeine.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/andermeine.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/andermeine.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andermeine.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andermeine.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3848"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/andermeine.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3848\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3849,"href":"https:\/\/andermeine.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3848\/revisions\/3849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/andermeine.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andermeine.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/andermeine.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}