Fishing Report for Largemouth Bass using Medium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12') in Spring (Post-Spawn)

Item: Lake Lewisville
Author: T-White

T-White

Blue Ambassador

5/24/22

Lake Lewisville

Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Shad

I fished the lake on 05/22/22 for the final Team Trail Outdoors TX Kings of Cowtown Qualifying Event. It was overcast all day with a very strong northwest wind and temperatures in the mid 60's all day, as a big cold front had come through the night before the event and dropped the temperature about 30 degrees. The lake had between 4 to 12 inches of visibility and was between 75 and 78 degrees all day. After catching a few smaller fish cranking shallow rock banks early, we were able to catch some really good fish offshore throughout the rest of the day on underwater road beds and rock points in 6-15 feet of water, focusing on stretches with the wind blowing into them and just cranking them as hard as we could. This pattern was good enough to produce a 5 fish limit weighing 23.45 pounds for us, including a 7.5 pound big bass, which ended up winning us the tournament. I have included a photo of our winning bag below. It has been very windy across Texas lately but the bite has been hot, so get out there and get on them, but be careful! The fish are starting to move out from the spawn and will be setting up good for mid-depth and deep cranking, as well as dragging things like big worms and carolina rigs or drop shots. Thank you all for reading, tight lines!