| Spring (Pre-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 48-60 | - Staging in pre-spawn areas, moving from winter depths to warming shallow zones, particularly active during warming trends
- Feeding actively but selectively, with increased activity during warmer parts of the day
| - Secondary points and channel swings adjacent to spawning coves
- Brush piles and laydowns in 8-15 foot depth range near spawning flats
- Rocky transition areas between deeper winter haunts and shallow spawning zones
| - Lipless Crankbaits worked slowly over transitional areas
- Shakey Heads worked methodically around brush and laydowns
- Medium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12') along points and channel swings
| - Shad schools congregating in pre-spawn staging areas
- Crawfish becoming more active in warming waters
| - Natural Shad Colors
- Vibrant Craw Colors
- Dark Neutrals
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| Spring (Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 58-68 | - Bass actively spawning and guarding nests in shallow protected areas, with some post-spawn fish beginning to move to adjacent areas
- Fish showing aggressive territorial behavior around nests, while post-spawn fish starting to focus on feeding opportunities
| - Protected shallow coves with laydowns and stumps for spawning
- Secondary points adjacent to spawning areas for transitioning fish
- Shallow flats with hard bottom and cover in 2-6 feet
| - Wacky Rigs worked slowly around visible cover and beds
- Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip) for targeting fish in dense cover
- Soft Jerkbaits for covering water between spawning areas
| - Shad (primary forage base confirmed by lake reports)
- Crawfish (active in shallow areas during spring)
| - Dark Neutrals
- Natural Craw Colors
- Green Colors
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| Spring (Post-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 65-75 | - Post-spawn largemouth bass are transitioning from spawning areas to early summer patterns, actively feeding to recover energy
- Fish are relating heavily to cover, particularly brush piles as noted in recent reports, while beginning to set up their summer feeding patterns
| - Brush piles in 5-15 feet of water, especially those near spawning flats
- Secondary points with good cover near spawning coves
- Shallow flats with access to deeper water, particularly those with shad presence
| - Wacky Rigs worked slowly around brush piles and cover
- Texas Rigs (Worming) for working through dense cover
- Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium) to match shad forage
| - Shad - primary forage as confirmed by fishing reports
- Bluegill - typically abundant around brush piles and spawning areas
| - Dark Neutrals
- Natural Shad Colors
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