Bartlett Reservoir
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David Hewes
Bronze Ambassador
4/28/24
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
Water Temperature
71Ā°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
69Ā°
Fish were found in shallow flooded brush and were aggressively feeding.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Humps
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
70Ā°
It was flat calm early, but once the wind picked up thatās when the jerkbait bite became evident and they stacked up near a submerged hump in 5-12ā. Before that, I picked up a few scattered fish on slow moving bottom baits (drop shot and jig) in 12-14ā
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Shad
Hot bite oh off any rocky shore with bigger boulders. Bass corralling shad schools. Megabass 110 jr +1 weāre killing them. Any color seemed to work. Later when they went down, 5ā Yamamoto Senko, especially in green pumpkin worked. Wacky rig or Texas rig worked. 10-15 ft deep. Great fishing right now
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
64Ā°
Only found a few in ~12ā. The lake has come up 22ā in the last month and there is a lot of boat activity. It is hard to say where the bass are in the spawn but the ones I caught will still fat and did not have bloody tails so assuming still pre-spawn
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
67Ā°
The spawn was over, i wasted too much time shallow, finally went out to windy points and did well cranking at 12-15 foot depths
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
59Ā°
Only caught 2 but decent size (especially for Bartlett). Did not see any bait or much fish activity at all. The inconsistent weather seems to have scatter the fish a bit.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
57Ā°
Rain and cold. Temp fell to 57 degrees. Tried my new Krej in blue vapor in 15-10 ft at entrances to coves and main lake points. Nothing on beds. Worked it like a jerkbait mad let it fall for3-5 seconds. Caught several. Iām a fan of the Krej! Also caught a few on the roboworm 6ā in morning dawn with a 1/4 oz tungsten weight and size 1 owner hook. 10-15 ft. Once it warms up they should move up on the beds.
Love2Fish
Bronze Ambassador
5/17/24
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
73Ā°
10ā. Had bait moving majority of time
