| Spring (Pre-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 58-65 | - Female bass are aggressively feeding on crawfish in slightly deeper water, while males are establishing spawning territories along the shoreline
- Fish are transitioning between winter and spawning areas, using rock and wood cover as staging points
| - Rocky areas and river channels in 6-8 foot depth range where crawfish are active
- Shallow shoreline areas with new growing grass and wood cover
- Transition areas between deep water and spawning flats
| - Finesse Jigs worked slowly around rocky areas and wood cover
- Wacky Rigs worked along shoreline areas for spawning males
- Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip) around shallow cover and vegetation
| - Crawfish emerging from winter areas and becoming more active
- Bluegill in shallow areas near new vegetation growth
| - Dark Neutrals
- Vibrant Craw Colors
- Purple Colors
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| Spring (Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 58-68 | - Pre-spawn to spawning bass moving shallow, actively feeding and preparing beds in protected areas
- Males aggressively defending nesting areas while females stage on nearby points and transition areas
| - Wind-blown points and shallow rip rap banks as noted in recent reports
- Protected shallow coves with hard bottom for spawning
- Shallow wood cover and laydowns near spawning flats
| - Finesse Jigs as confirmed effective in recent reports
- Spinnerbaits on wind-blown banks as recently successful
- Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip) around shallow cover
| - Bluegills as evidenced by recent successful bait patterns
- Crawfish becoming active in shallow rocky areas
| - Dark Neutrals
- Vibrant Craw Colors
- Bold Striped Patterns
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| Spring (Post-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 62-72 | - Post-spawn bass are transitioning from spawning areas to early summer patterns, holding on offshore structure in 6-8ft range
- Fish are actively feeding but prefer slow presentations as they recover from spawning activity
- Bass are utilizing both shallow cover (matted grass, lily pads) and deeper hard structure (offshore wood, laydowns)
| - Offshore wood and laydowns over hard bottom in 6-8ft of water
- Matted grass and lily pad fields
- Transition areas between spawning flats and deeper water
| - Finesse Jigs worked slowly around wood structure
- Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip) for working thick cover
- Frogs/Toads for matted vegetation
- Structure Jigs for offshore wood
| - Crawfish holding around hard bottom and wood structure
- Bluegills beginning to spawn in shallow vegetation
| - Dark Neutrals
- Vibrant Craw Colors
- Purple Colors
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