Fishing Reports
633 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
47°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
60°
Largemouth were moved up shallow in north bays chasing around panfish. Caught them on swim jigs, flukes, and small swimbaits (10000 Fish Headhunter).
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Matted Grass
Water Temperature
50°
Just reeling the bait half foot above the weeds is perfect.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
53°
Bass definitely are pre-spawn but are getting shallower. Located a number of them in the 4-8 FOW range and at sharpe contour breaks. Long pauses with a jerkbait is when they hit it.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
52°
It was very windy and the day started pretty cold. Fishing wasn’t any better very slow. The bass seemed to be spread out and catches seemed random. Managed to catch a few in one of the channels and then finished the day catching my two largest in a flat with submerged vegetation. Caught a handful of pike as well.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
51°
Flipping Cage Fighter within floating bogged lily pad roots for this 5.3lb Wisco GIANT
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Grass Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
52°
Lil Magnum Beast Coast Jig stuck this 4.33 up shalllllow. By far the best jig in my box. Landed multiple other 3+lb fish with this jig and mixing in a Zman Jackhammer in bluegill pattern. These two baits are a MUST this time of year and are absolute fish catchers.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Underspins
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
51°
Found some pre spawn largies today in offshore grass. I was using the 3.3 keitech with the northland underspin to make my bait stand out in the wind.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
41°
Very slow
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Minnows
Slow rolled near riprap banks.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
43°
The outing was for 4/12/2025. Fished from about 8am to 2pm. Water temps were primarily in the 43 to 44 range. Found up to 47 in a very small protected bay. This is where I caught my one small fish of the day on a senko. Otherwise very slow day. High pressure, blue bird skies for the start of the day with wind builing all day out of the south. Started out with air temps below 40, eventually warmes up into the 50s. We tried some of everything in the normal prespawn areas outside of obvious spawning areas. Jerkbaits, nope. Jigs, nope. Drop shot minnow baits, nope. Bloody mary at the Thirsty Otter was the highlight of the outing!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Dam
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
49°
With the water temps warming up the bass a slowly creeping out of deep water and staging on rocks/ structure. Dragging a jig over the rocks slowly was how I got most of my bites
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
40°
The reel, line , and lure were matched with a 6’8 mhf St.Croix legend x casting rod. I positioned the boat on break lines near deep water and fished the jerkbait over deep submerged weeds. With the water being so cold I had to fish the bait really slow. I never felt a bite, just felt weight when I went to move the bait.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Underspins
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
46°
Found some green vegetation in 5 feet of water. Only thing that was getting bites was a under spin swim bait with a shad color swim bait.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Bluegill
Dragging bottom
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Minnows
Slow steady retrieve with a few twitches. Bass were chasing minnows along riprap banks.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Neko Rigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
41°
Tough day! Water temps still pretty low. Find warmer water and you'll find the fish whether or not they bite anything is the question!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Laydowns
Water Temperature
48°
Water temp still pretty cold but the fish were biting! Fish were tight to cover. Either submerged rock or wood was key today.
