Bull Shoals Lake
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
78°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Popping
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
74°
There was a shad spawn going on almost everywhere in the mornings. The bigger largemouth wanted the popper in a white color. I tried a few other colors and lures such as the super spook jr, but the popper in a white color caught the bigger largemouth. After the early morning shad spawn action calmed down, a wake bait worked well to still pick up some keepers, but mostly smallmouths. Something about that popper that the large green ones were loving for those four days I was on the water.
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6/4/23
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
River Channels
Water Temperature
80°
Single spin after dark with full moon. Fish were shallow on deep banks and points
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Water was over 10 feet high. Fish are in brush piles on the original shoreline. Shad color swim jigs pulled through the piles were the most productive bait. Spinnerbaits worked while it was cloudy and raining.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Bluegill
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Water in low 60s. Males are moving up shallow. Most fish were halfway back creek channels around shallow brush. Some success on a shakey head on main lake bluff walls.
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Vertical Jigging 20'+
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Minnows
Brush pills in 30' near points and secondary points.
HotbaitBobby Garland 2" Baby Shad Baby Bass / 2"
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Shad
Used the Stunna 112 in Shad color to locate largemouth in/near deeper channel swings. Larger fish were caught slowly swimming small swimbaits (3.3 inch Fat Swing) parallel in 15-20 fow. Some as deep as 25 feet. Fish were near the bottom but would come up 5-10 feet to hit lures as water was fairly clear.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
Windy points produced a few fish.
