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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Alewife
Water Temperature
58°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Boulders
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Fish in heavy cover on main lake rock banks. Caught four nice ones in this and one when a school was busting shad on top.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Crawfish
Targeting moderately slopes banks where fish were staging on rock and gravel transitions is critical to unlocking the prespawn bite on this lake. Crawfish are the primary forage on these types of banks and make an amazing prespawn snack for bass of both largemouth and smallmouth varieties.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Boulders
Water Temperature
63°
Had success during smallmouth spawn. Some were quite shallow but most of my success was post frontal, deeper along submerged, isolated boulders and gravel
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Boulders
Water Temperature
68°
Throw in shallow water holding spots
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Shad
Fished Bfl as a co-angler launching out of the Dam ramp. Ran about 3 miles east of the 25 e bridge and hit flats and secondary points. had a few early blow up on the shower blow but could not hook up. Caught 2 keepers on a Terminator spinnerbait with Keitech trailer. Caught 4 short smallmouth pitching the spinnerbait to the bank near laydowns and brush out of German Creek near the marina.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Crawfish
Shallow rock piles on slow tapering gravel banks.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Rip a jerkbait fast with bottom contact for shallow smallmouth on gravel points.
