Deer Creek Reservoir
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Deer Creek Reservoir Overview
Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Spring
- Hard Jerkbaits1
Largemouth Bass2 Reports
Yellow Perch2 Reports
Smallmouth Bass1 Report
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Species
Yellow Perch
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Rock Pile
Alex
Bronze Ambassador
5/30/24
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
55°
Waded out and first cast. Near the edge in submerged vegetation. Largemouth was still spawning.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Crawfish
Some largemouth are moving to prespawn locations. A few have already made it to backs of bays on heavy structure. They aren't very noticeable and aren't chasing down spinnerbaits and chatterbaits just yet. Find heavy structure such as dead brush piles and fish right into the deepest junk. I fish a 7'2" heavy with 17-20 fluorocarbon. A variety of baits will work. Standard flipping/pitching jigs in green pumpkins, blues, and blacks work best. 4-5 Yamamoto double tail grubs or similar styled craw trailers. There isn't a ton of heavy structure at deer creek, but the rising water conditions have flooded all of the brush that grew from last years epic low water. If the brush provides visible shade, you should be in business. The smallmouth are still being a bit stingy. I've picked up a few on jerkbaits but fishing isn't consistent just yet.
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