Fishing Report for Smallmouth Bass using Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium) in Spring (Pre-Spawn)

Item: Tygart Lake
Author: Brad Cain

Brad Cain

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5/3/21

Tygart Lake

Species
Smallmouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
56°

The water temps were between 55 and 58 Fahrenheit. The cold nights have the fish a little deeper than they normally are this time of year. With a the water slightly high and visibility between 8 and 10 feet finesse moving baits seemed to be key. The fish where sitting in 10 to 15 feet of water and feeding up. Working a finesse swimbait proved to get the most strikes but struggled to produce any great size.