Bull Shoals Lake
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Bluegill
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.
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
Structure Jigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
60°
Fished one point all day and caught fish all day all on jig the point lead into a spawning pocket and caught 17.03
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
Windy points produced a few fish.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
60°
Fished in the Fishers of Men National Tournament trail out of Buck Creek Marina. Mainly fished from Brush Creek up to Diamond City. I caught several of my fish throwing a crainkbait around the flooded bushes. I also caught a couple throwing the jerkbait and topwater around the same cover.
