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Taylor Atteberry
Bronze Ambassador
4/19/25
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bobbers
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Crappie
Water Temperature
52°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bobbers
Structure
Docks
Forage
Minnows
Fish were 2-6’ in coves and outside of coves in weeds. Dragging a bobber and light jig tipped with a small tube was key.
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bobbers
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
60°
Finding early growth vegetation close to deeper water was key. The shallow fish were stubborn. The active fish were still staging in 8-10 foot of water. Close to spawning areas.
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bobbers
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Good numbers of fish in the weeds in 5-7' over the weekend. Plastics and minnows were both effective. Tried shallower, but only a few scattered smaller fish.
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crappie Sniping
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
46°
Crappies are really going on isolated patches of weeds in the 4-10 foot range. Drive around with your electronics looking for thicker patches of greener weeds. Closer to deep water and proximity to shallow flats is key. Set your bobber just above the weed tips. These fish like to feed up. Plastics are working as good if not better than minnows this time of year and you keep your hands dry to boot.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Bass were pushed up in grass adjacent to rocks. Best bite is early morning or before sundown. Throw Chatterbaits and Texas rigs into the grass and rip and drag them through. Slow down when you get a bite because they tend to school in the grass.
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Crappie Sniping
Structure
Docks
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
54°
fished the MN bound crappie contest, was the coldest water in my 7 years of going. The crappie have just moved into the cuts and are starting to feed on gulp minnows. I used a VMC pug bug with a chartruse gulp minnow under a fixed bobber.
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Laydowns
Shallow dark bottom bays are producing a lot of crappie around laydowns.
