Fishing Reports
615 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Stumps
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
62°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Jerkbaits
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Shad
Hit the discharge area near north boat ramp in the morning BASS are chewing
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Lily Pads
Water Temperature
80°
Had a nice session in the evening after heavy rainfall. They were chasing a black and blue swimjig from 4 pm to 5 pm around isolated cypress trees. As the sun set, they were hitting dragon flies and bait on the surface, so I tossed that Spro poppin frog in there for a 3lber and a few 2lbers.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Crappie
Post spawn fry guarder. Looking for protected points of cover.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Where there's birds, there's fish. The birds were swooping down on bait balls, so the bass were there too. Casting small profile swimbaits with a little flash proved to be more effective than the 3-4" swimbaits. The Shimano Mastiff line has proved to be a very durable line, and holds up after landing multiple fish.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Standing Timber
Water Temperature
72°
Fish were caught early, before 11 am, in 2 - 6ft in saltcedar, along river or creek channel bends and on wind blown points near deeper water. Used the cutter on the points, and the rage bug in thicker patches of saltcedar. 1/4 oz weight and a little chartreuse to the tails in the dirtier water.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
72°
Fishing sunny afternoon in flooded bushes and lay downs. Fish were tight into cover. Flipping Texas Rigged Pit Boss with pegged 1/4 ounce weight into a shaded area of bushes.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Standing Timber
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
70°
Used a locally made 7.5” worm dragging the worm through the branches of the trees
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
70°
TPWD did an excellent job at creating a new fishery in north Texas! Bass were fishing excellent in flooded brush with lots of vegetation. Green leafed trees seemed to hold them a little better than dead ones. Get out there while those fish still haven’t seen any pressure and baits. Can catch them in large schools up shallow. Flipped and drug around a 5” senko tx rigged. If not hitting on the fall, they would bite shortly after you pop it off the bottom. If you miss one or hook one and miss it you can flip right back and get them to eat again. Over all 30+ bass caught mostly in the 2lb range but was able to get quite a few over 4 easily.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Standing Timber
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
71°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
75°
Shad spawn was in full swing and this white popping perch was critical in getting bites. I found an area the day before and got lots of bites on the clear perch, but the day of the tournament I had to switch to the white to get the bigger bite. Just put it together too late in the morning.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
70°
Very tough day of fishing. The bite was slow and that was not expected considering we had overcast and wind all day with some rain. The only thing that would draw significant bites were the white frogs, worked slowly.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
65°
Fish would hit about anything. Big ones were best caught on slow moving baits. Caught most on Evo Chatterbait as listed and Bandito Bugs.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Lily Pads
Water Temperature
75°
They were crushing moving baits like the Motion Fishing swim jig and the Berkley Power Blade alongside the reeds and through the scattered lilly pads. The Spro flappin frog was getting smoked as I was swimming it over the top of the lillies.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
63°
Bass were relating to laydowns and shallow rock. Caught a couple of nice ones.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
68°
Wacky senko's produced 70% of fish, topwater rogue for the rest, caught a few on trick worms texas rigged...
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
70°
I went out to the lake for the first time ever on Sunday, March 7th, 2024 with my best friend and tournament partner Iain, and we ended up taking a bank fisherman at the lake fishing with us as well. It was partly cloudy all day, with the sun popping out more in the afternoon, and outside temperatures starting around 70 degrees and reaching almost 90 degrees by the end of the day. The water temperatures ranged from 68-76 degrees, and the water clarity ranged from 1-5 feet of visibility. There was a slight breeze at about 7 mph coming out of the southwest all day. We spent the day fishing shallow lily pads and submerged vegetation, as well as a couple docks, with a wacky rigged senko, a texas rig (for bed fish), and a swim jig, and were able to catch close to 30 total fish, with our best 5 bag weighing in at 18.63 pounds, and our big fish of the day being a 5.24 pounder that Iain caught, pictured with the report. All in all it was a great day of fishing for bass in all three stages of the spawn, and we can't wait to get back to Lake Athens sometime soon. Thanks for reading and tight lines!
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
65°
Females were still moving up and down from a bank we found with flooded brush/vegetation. Flipped rage bugs pretty much all day. Lots of males on beds already. When the bite was tough for most people, we had bites all day on the north end of the lake.