Harry S Truman Reservoir
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Standing Timber
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
46°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Water Temperature
59°
With the passing of a frontal system and clear skies with a wind from the northwest at 25 to 35 mph fishing was difficult. High winds limited the fishing areas. 4 foot rollers were common in many places. If not for a tournament, we would have put the boat on the trailer and went home. Even with the high winds, the fish were biting with many limits weighed in. The fish appeared to be small mails waiting for the females to come in to spawn . Thee were no beds present or fish showing signs of building nests. Morning water temps were 59 reaching 64 by days end. Cover water was the main pattern using spinner baits. around laydown and standing timber. A follow up bait was a finesse worm. The Zoom Finesse worm worked best rigged wheedles with a 1/8 oz tungsten weight. Spinner baits were chartreuse / white in 3/8 oz Most used wither a double colorado or willow leaf spinner bait. Expect the spawn to get underway over the next two to three weeks.
Pat Lassek
Bronze Ambassador
4/30/23
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Standing Timber
Water Temperature
56°
Fishing rock walls and timber combination in 2-6 ft of water working double Colorado gold spinnerbait
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Ledges
Water Temperature
61°
Males were staging off chunk rock shoreline with ledges. Smaller fish were high on the ledge at rock to bottom transitions. The larger males and occasional females were tucked next to trees and stumps just outside the ledges in 6 to 15 for. Easily catching 20+ fish a day. The bite was strongest at mid-morning.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
60°
Caught most of my fish on standing timber pitching a crockogator zapper HD in green pumpkin purple with a green pumpkin purple beaver tail
casualbassguy
Bronze Ambassador
4/29/22
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Standing Timber
Forage
Crawfish
Burning that little john right against the base of standing timber anywhere from 0-12’ focusing mainly from 4’-8’ and being most successful in that range. Pauses right at the stump also produced periodically. Drop shot along the timber when bite windows shut off also produced. Timber & other general structure were a big player
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Points
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
62°
Windy points
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
62°
Species
CatfishSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Stumps
Forage
Crappie
Was getting ready for a kayak bass tournament and had just put in on a small pocket. Decided to fish around before heading out to my main spot and noticed some crappie filets that had been thrown back in the water. Was casting up shallow around nearby stumps when something swirled at my Jackhammer. Set the hook and quickly realized it wasn't a bass. Took 5 minutes before I even got a glance at it and took a full 20 minutes to land it (even had the help of a local fisherman to pull it onto shore since I was in my yak). Wasn't the bass I was looking for, but my 15lb Seaguar invizx, Shimano zodias rod, chronarch mgl, and jackhammer all held up through the whole ordeal even with some heavy leaning on the cat to get it to the surface. Didn't help me pattern the bass, but made for a memorable trip! Can't wait to get back next year.
