Fishing Reports
163 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
62°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
67°
Largies are staging around laydowns and fast twitching a Jerkbait is a very cool visual bite and will put quality in the boat.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Laydowns
Water Temperature
67°
Water visibility was good (5-6 feet). Wind light out of the SW. Few fish on beds yet. Many buck males cruising the shade line in spawning pockets. Targeted laydowns extending into deeper water. Used weightless 5" Senko Texas rigged, D-Bomb with only a 1/4 oz weight, or 1/2 oz shad colored Pulsator. Stikes were subtle takes, even on the spinnerbait.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Points
Rolled over underwater grass.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
60°
Caught 2 Big females on the flooded grassy hill next to the dam.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Standing Timber
Water Temperature
66°
Make lake who's were hovering around 62. We found a good number of large bass in the backs of the creeks. The water temp was 66 in the backs. Throwing close to cover, we were able to get them to bite with the Bronco bug texas rigged. Water was still dirty but it had cleared up a bit
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
I had my most success today making short casts and then after the fall pop the wacky rig, let it fall, then pop it again. The fish were picking it up on the second fall. Had some success in the early afternoon with a spinner bait around wood lay downs
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Dam
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
60°
High school tournament started in the morning at 55° and at the end of the day was 60 cranking most of the day caught four fish, one small mouth, two large mouth and a spot all except the small mouth were caught on crank bait and the small spot caught on a coleslaw spinner blue, and green swim bait. 
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
59°
Caught the biggest of the day (3 lb 12 oz). On a black and blue jack hammer with black and blue flake rage craw trailer. She was in the back of creek. All the fish caught were in backs of the creeks. One was caught on the Bronco Bug. They were still in prespawn. They were all very fat and full of eggs. Water was about 57 near the damn but we saw it get up to 63 in the back of the creeks.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Standing Timber
Forage
Shad
Timber with grass wind blown areas
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
50°
Just burning a swim jig around any visual cover but flooded brush was key
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
52°
Just skipping the blades jig up under docks and visual cover and just reeling it back with occasional pauses and pops of the rod
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
59°
Working pockets with laydowns 6 to 10ft into water have shown promise for best size of fish. Flipping all stucture within this depth zone leading into spawnimg areas will give great success.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
59°
Started with the black and blue chatterbait but was getting short strikes. Switched to the shadtron and had one on. Finally the sun came out so I switched the white chatterbait and was able to catch a couple.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
50°
Caught them all in the back of the creek on a jig, in the mouths of pockets on a crankbait (what the big one came on) and some in the middle of creek arms on bait with a freeloader. You had to keep it on their nose for them to eat it with the a cold front and dirty water present.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Shad
Fish were up shallow ambushing from thicker areas of vegetation. Seemed to hit a slower steady retrieve rather than burning the bait. Late in the day was able to hook into a nice 22.25 inch Largemouth bass.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Standing Timber
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
52°
Slow rolling in 10-15’
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
49°
Just reeling the spinner bait near the surface most of the bites I got I saw the fish eat it at the surface
