| Spring (Pre-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 58-70 | - Bass are transitioning from winter patterns to pre-spawn staging, actively feeding to build energy reserves for spawning. Fish are relating to transitional banks and moving from deeper winter areas to shallow staging zones.
- Feeding activity is increasing with warming water temperatures, with fish particularly active during warmer afternoon periods. Bass are targeting shad in shallow to mid-depth zones.
| - Flooded brush in 0-6 foot depth range, especially near spawning flats
- Matted grass areas providing pre-spawn staging cover
- Laydowns and natural wood cover along transitional banks
| - Spinnerbaits worked through shallow brush and along transitional banks
- Bladed Jigs around laydowns and grass edges
- Shallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6') targeting pre-spawn staging areas
| - Shad concentrated in pre-spawn staging areas
- Crawfish becoming more active in warming shallows
| - Natural Baitfish Colors
- Vibrant Craw Colors
- Chartreuse Colors
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| Spring (Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 58-68 | - Bass actively moving into spawning areas with water temps in low-to-mid 60s, showing increased activity around shallow cover
- Fish staging near spawning flats, making feeding moves around shad schools and responding well to reaction baits
| - Laydowns and brush piles in spawning pockets, especially near deeper water access
- Submerged vegetation edges adjacent to potential spawning flats
- Shallow brush piles in 0-6 foot range
| - Spinnerbaits worked parallel to laydowns and through spawning pockets
- Shallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6') worked parallel to brush
- Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip) around shallow cover
| - Shad - primary forage with active schooling behavior observed
- Crappie - noted as secondary forage in reports
- Crawfish - becoming active in warming water
| - Natural Baitfish Colors
- Natural Craw Colors
- Chartreuse Colors
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| Spring (Post-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 68-75 | - Bass are actively feeding in the post-spawn recovery phase, with increased surface activity and aggressive behavior noted in fishing reports
- Fish are transitioning from spawning areas to early summer patterns, utilizing flooded brush and vegetation as primary ambush points
| - Flooded brush in 3-6 feet of water, especially near post-spawn transition routes
- Submerged vegetation edges adjacent to spawning flats
- Secondary points with brush or vegetation near deeper water access
| - Buzzbaits worked over and around flooded brush, especially during lower light periods
- Shakey Heads worked slowly through brush and vegetation
- Soft Jerkbaits worked along vegetation edges
| - Shad - primary forage noted in reports with active surface feeding
- Bluegill - mentioned in recent reports as secondary forage
| - Natural Baitfish Colors
- Dark Neutrals
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