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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
67°
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
64°
Smallies are up shallow spawning around brush caught this keeper on the wacky around stumps.
Omnia Community Member
Bronze Ambassador
4/13/25
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Dam
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
60°
High school tournament started in the morning at 55° and at the end of the day was 60 cranking most of the day caught four fish, one small mouth, two large mouth and a spot all except the small mouth were caught on crank bait and the small spot caught on a coleslaw spinner blue, and green swim bait. 
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
52°
Caught over 30 smallies and a few spots today crawling a swimbait on main lake and secondary points. Just caught a lot of short smallmouth only one keeper that was a 4 pounder
Species
Striped BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Points
Forage
Alewife
Stripers biting topwater at night during shad spawn. Bite is better later in to the night.
HotbaitBerkley Cane Walker 5" / Bone
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
72°
Bites can be hard to come by, but when you get bit it will typically be a keeper or better. Search for shade lines, and focus on the wood and trash mats in the backs of pockets. Tons of floating debri on the main lake areas, so allow plenty of time getting from creek to creek.
VMC Tungsten Worm Weight 3/16 oz / Black
Out of Stock
Shimano Metanium MGL Casting Reel Right / 8.1:1
Out of Stock
DodgerDogFishing
Bronze Ambassador
4/29/23
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Stumps
Water Temperature
65°
Several boats patterned out the Kentucky and Largemouth bite in isolated stump fields
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Boulders
Water Temperature
62°
Main lake cuts
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Largemouth are beginning to move back out of the creeks on the north end around Burnside. The quality fish I caught were about 2/3 of the way back in the creek just bouncing from secondary point to secondary point on a Swimbait. I did catch a couple flipping a 1/2oz jig on some steeper banks that had some wood.
