| Spring (Pre-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 48-72 | - Bass are transitioning from winter areas to pre-spawn staging areas, actively feeding to prepare for spawning. They're relating heavily to wood cover and hard bottom areas in 6-8 foot depth range.
- Fish are showing increased activity levels with warming trends, particularly during afternoon hours when water temperatures peak.
| - Laydowns and wood cover on 45-degree banks in 6-8 feet of water
- Main lake points with mixed rock and wood cover in 3-5 feet
- Steeper transitions near spawning flats with chunk rock and wood
| - Structure Jigs worked slowly around wood cover
- Medium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12') worked along hard bottom areas
- Hard Jerkbaits for suspended fish near points
| - Crawfish emerging as primary forage with warming trends
- Bluegill becoming more active in shallow areas
- Minnows present around points and transitions
| - Vibrant Craw Colors
- Natural Craw Colors
- Dark Neutrals
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| Spring (Pre-Spawn) | Northern Pike | 42-52 | - Pike are moving into shallow, warmer bays and coves preparing for spawn, actively feeding to build energy reserves
- Fish are utilizing vegetation edges and laydowns in 3-8 foot depths, making frequent feeding moves during warming trends
| - Shallow bays with emerging vegetation, especially near deeper water access
- Laydowns and brush piles in 3-8 foot range near spawning areas
- Points and creek channel transitions leading into spawning bays
| - Spinnerbaits worked slowly along vegetation edges and through scattered cover
- Soft Body Swimbaits (Large) with steady retrieve near structure
- Live Bait Rigs under bobbers near spawning areas
| - Bluegills congregating in pre-spawn areas
- Small pike and other baitfish in warming shallows
- Perch moving shallow with warming trends
| - Chartreuse Colors
- Natural Baitfish Colors
- Bold Striped Patterns
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| Spring (Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 65-75 | - Bass are in various spawning phases, with some actively spawning on beds in shallow sand areas near vegetation, while others are cruising and staging near spawning areas
- Fish are utilizing vegetation edges and shade lines as primary feeding zones, particularly when bluegill are present
| - Shallow sandy areas adjacent to vegetation for spawning
- Submerged vegetation edges in 3-8 foot range
- Shade lines with nearby bluegill populations
| - Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip) worked slowly through vegetation and on beds
- Hard Topwater (Popping) along vegetation edges and shade lines
- Soft Jerkbaits worked weightless through grass
| - Bluegill concentrating near vegetation edges
- Crawfish active in shallow areas
| - Dark Neutrals
- Vibrant Craw Colors
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| Spring (Spawn) | Northern Pike | 42-55 | - Pike are in shallow spawning areas, particularly focused around newly emerging vegetation and flooded grass in 2-6 feet of water
- Aggressive post-spawn feeding behavior, with fish actively patrolling shallow areas and ambushing prey from vegetation edges
| - Shallow grass mats and emerging weed edges in 2-6 feet of water
- Protected coves with warming water and developing vegetation
- Scattered laydowns in shallow water near spawning areas
| - Spinnerbaits worked slowly through shallow vegetation
- Soft Body Swimbaits (Large) with steady retrieve near weed edges
- Inline Spinners retrieved just above emerging vegetation
| - Spawning Bluegills in shallow areas
- Small panfish congregating in emerging vegetation
| - Chartreuse Colors
- Bold Striped Patterns
- Natural Baitfish Colors
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| Spring (Post-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 72-79 | - Post-spawn bass are actively feeding and recovering, showing aggressive behavior towards baitfish and bluegill around grass edges
- Fish are responding well to moving baits, particularly around vegetation edges, indicating a return to active feeding patterns
| - Grass edges and weed lines in 5-8 foot range, especially where they meet deeper water
- Holes and pockets within grass mats
- Main lake points with mixed cover and vegetation
| - Hard Jerkbaits worked aggressively with variable pauses near grass edges
- Frogs/Toads worked over matted grass and surface vegetation
- Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip) in grass holes and pockets
| - Bluegill near surface and around grass mats
- Small baitfish relating to weed edges
- Perch in and around submerged vegetation
| - Natural Baitfish Colors
- Dark Neutrals
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| Spring (Post-Spawn) | Northern Pike | 52-68 | - Post-spawn pike are actively feeding to recover energy, targeting bluegills and other panfish around shallow vegetation and structure
- Fish are moving between shallow feeding areas (2-8 feet) and slightly deeper recovery zones (8-12 feet) depending on daily temperature fluctuations
| - Grass mats and weed edges in 4-8 foot range near spawning areas
- Scattered boulders and isolated grass clumps in 8-12 foot range for resting areas
- Points and coves with emerging vegetation
| - Spinnerbaits worked parallel to weed edges and through scattered vegetation
- Soft Body Swimbaits (Large) slow-rolled near structure transitions
- Inline Spinners retrieved steadily in shallow feeding areas
| - Bluegills congregating near emerging vegetation
- Young-of-year panfish in shallow areas
- Small baitfish utilizing warming shallows
| - Chartreuse Colors
- Bold Striped Patterns
- Natural Baitfish Colors
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