Fishing Reports
83 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
59°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
55°
White frog walk it 3 and then pause. Work shallow water.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Crappie
Water Temperature
49°
I utilized my Garmin LiveScope and seen that they were doing more following the hitting so I put bait pop on the trailer and I started to get more bites
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
42°
The pre-spawn bite is on! The fish have made their way shallow to the warmer water and are holding to rocks and underwater cover that retains warmth. Fish were actively chasing crankbaits. Finesse fishing did not yield any results. The bite will continue to get better as the weather warms up.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
52°
Mix up retrieve (steady retrieve, rip) Cover water
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Standing Timber
Water Temperature
40°
Largemouth bass are grouping together and holding close to submerged timber and standing trees. The fish are starting to come to shallow water in search of food. As the weather has been warming up they have been actively chasing moving baits. Squarebills have been getting reaction strikes and slow retrieved spinnerbaits have also been getting bites.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Stumps
Water Temperature
40°
Bass are actively chasing moving baits even in the extremely cold water. They have already started to move shallow and are holding close to cover like submerged wood and rocks. Flat sided crankbaits and lipless crankbaits are working well. Slower presentations such as spinnerbaits and jerkbaits are also getting bit.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
49°
Was able to find some pretty good fish on rip rap despite the super dirty, low water conditions. The water was still pretty cold, so they weren’t eating it very well, mainly getting the back hook, but I was happy I could get a reaction bite. First bass of 2025 was a 4lber so hopefully that’s a good sign!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Crawfish
Got out to this lake for the first time this year. Still pretty cool and it was super windy (20-30mph sustained, 30-40mph gusts), so not the easiest in the kayak. Was still able to find some on laydowns with the old reliable ned rig. Nothing huge, but fun!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Rock Pile
Cranking till I hit bottom then I’d drag it back to me keeping contact
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
77°
Light north wind. Hitting on edge of grass mat
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Reeds
Water Temperature
48°
Slow roll chatterbait, pausing by the bank, struck on the pause.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
73°
Flipping roboworm ned in lilly pads feeding on bluegill
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Popping
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
71°
popping around rip rap got alot of bites today!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
I found a bigger large mouth fishing from shore on a dock. Pretty surprising catch with the average size fish in the lake being 12-13” with this one being about 2.5lbs. Water has come up with the ton of rain we’ve gotten so the bigger bass seem to have come up some.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
69°
Right when I got on the water I noticed small, bite-size bluegill were cruising along the deeper weedlines, so I knew right away that was the forage. Picked up the rage bug and that was the end of it. Was able to find a decent pattern which was pretty cool on a lake this small and in unusually clear water. Even found some crappie and bluegill on a brush pile for the frying pan! Can't complain, good spring day!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
71°
hoping worm slow around submerged grass clumps
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
60°
flipping wood around grass
