Fishing Report for Largemouth Bass using Shallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6') in Spring (Pre-Spawn)

Item: Cedar Creek Reservoir
Author: T-White

T-White

Blue Ambassador

4/4/22

Cedar Creek Reservoir

Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad

I fished the lake on 04/03/22 for the 2nd Bass Champs TX North Region Event. It was a sunny day with morning temperatures in the mid 50's and warming up into the mid 80's by the end of the day. There was a strong southwest wind and the water clarity on the lake ranged from a few inches to a foot of visibility depending on if you were on a windy bank or not. The water temperatures ranged from 61 to 70 degrees throughout the lake, and the fish were on the move up to their spawning areas. We started the day targeting a rock point with a tire reef at the mouth of a spawning cove in 3-5 feet of water with squarebill crankbaits, and then later transitioned to fishing a few docks. We then ended the day in the back of a spawning cove and were able to utilize livescope perspective mode to pick up a key fish off of a bed in muddy water at the end of the day with a texas rig. It was a great day on the lake as we weighed in 21.65 pounds in the tournament which was good enough for 5th place out of the 208 teams competing and a decent check. The lake is on fire right now and the big females are starting to move up, so if you get the chance to go out on the lake you should definitely take it. Good luck everyone and thanks again for reading my report!