Fishing Report for Smallmouth Bass using Hard Jerkbaits in Spring (Pre-Spawn)

Item: Deer Creek Reservoir
Author: TJ_Bassin

TJ_Bassin

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4/2/22

Deer Creek Reservoir

Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows

Been fishing Deer Creek about once a week since Januray. It's now April 2nd and ice came off about 2 and a half weeks ago. I primarily fish Deer Creek for smallmouth, largemouth, and walleye but during the early months of the year, I catch a lot of trout on bass and walleye techniques. Fishing for brown trout and rainbow trout between 15-20 inches has been good with Keitech swimbaits, drop shot, and moving baits like jerkbaits and lipless crankbaits. Over the last week I've started finding smallmouth bass moving up on to steep ledges and points. They're sluggish but they'll hit a slowly retrieved jerkbait with a slow cadence. Deer Creek has a lot of small smallmouth and early spring is a good time to find some of the bigger ones before the little guys rule the shallows. Water is cold in the low 40s.

Hotbait

Lucky Craft Pointer 78SP Jerkbait Chartreuse Shad / 3"

$16.99

Megabass Ito Vision 110+1 Jr. Jerkbait ITO Clear Laker / 3 7/8"

$19.99

Hard Jerkbaits Essentials

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