Fishing Reports
278 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
54°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Lg)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
54°
Caught 3 early on a 6” glide bait (all were 3.5 -4.5 lbs). Also caught a few on the bladed jig through the day. Fished the edges of submerged hydrilla.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Caught at Red Top, not much structure.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
78°
Fish this technique by reeling slow across the bottom of the
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
78°
Fish the submerged vegetation
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Jerkbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Blueback Herring
Water Temperature
69°
Weightless on an offset hook!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Points
Forage
Blueback Herring
Water Temperature
75°
The topwater bite on Clark’s Hill continues. We are seeing fish active on points with a few select fish showing up on humps. Cover water and make adjustments with weather conditions as the day progresses.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Docks
Water Temperature
74°
When the sun came out in the afternoon, fished docks on the windy banks
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
73°
Find the heaviest cover, in this case...grass and pick it apart. Swimming a jig allows you to cover water quickly and efficiently.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
Water Temperature
72°
Find laydowns and toss a weightless wacky worm into it.. you'll land a good bass or two that way in this lake
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Jerkbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Blueback Herring
Water Temperature
74°
The lake has a number of patterns running, but tournament winning bags are being achieved chasing the herring over some other techniques. The fish are beginning their transitions off. There is a good morning bite on points. Up river the fish seem to be a little farther along in their transition then south.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
76°
Action was very good during the shad spawn on the outside edge of the grass.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Lg)
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
68°
Largemouth were up against the bank and under docks bedding. Spots were mostly on points with some under docks. Most seemed satisfied from shad spawn but managed to pull one largemouth off the back corner of a floating dock and a spot with a pearl Swimbait. White was the color of the day as we had several spots hit a white rattle trap.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
72°
Tossing various wacky rigged stick baits in and around laydowns and brush piles in the back creek arms. Most bites were fairly subtle, so a sensitive rod was key, coupled with a hi-viz braid-to-flouro combo.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Standing Timber
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
70°
Focused on standing timber in close proximity to spawning flats. Utilized a swimming jig to "knock" into the wood structure, thereby causing a strike.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
67°
Punching matted grass in 3 feet of water.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
67°
It’s that time of year and a lot of people forget about swimming a worm, one of my favorite ways to catch frye gaurders! I throw this on both a spinning and casting setups. 1/8-3/16 on spinning and up to 3/8 on casting. I should go by too. Stay back off the bank and make long accurate cast around cover and docks. Typically you can pick off more than one fish. The key is to slow roll the bait making sure you stay in contact with the bottom. Hook set wise, reel and set. Tight Lines!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Hover/Mid-Strolling
Structure
Points
Forage
Blueback Herring
Water Temperature
65°
The cruisers that were shallow pulled off in the cold nights and have to be found. Fish are still relating to points, mixed largemouth and spots. Blueback are being found selectively, but this should increase in the coming 1-2 weeks
