| Spring (Pre-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 60-64 | - Bass are actively staging near pre-spawn areas, positioning around submerged hydrilla in 6-12 foot depth range
- Fish showing increased chasing behavior in clear water conditions, willing to move significant distances to strike baits
- Mixed behavioral patterns with some early spawning activity occurring, but majority still in pre-spawn feeding mode
| - Taller clumps of hydrilla in 7-12ft water, especially those standing above surrounding grass
- Clean bottom areas adjacent to submerged vegetation
- Staging areas outside spawning flats with hydrilla edges
| - Drop Shot with finesse worms worked slowly around vegetation edges
- Hard Jerkbaits worked with long pauses in clear water
- Lipless Crankbaits around hydrilla edges during cloudy conditions
| - Shad schools around vegetation edges
- Minnows in and around hydrilla clumps
| - Natural Shad Colors
- Dark Neutrals
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| Spring (Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 61-72 | - Bass are in various spawning phases, with some actively spawning on beds while others are staging in nearby deeper water
- Most active during evening hours, particularly around shallow vegetation as evidenced by recent fishing reports
- Fish are utilizing both shallow spawning areas and slightly deeper vegetation edges as transition zones
| - Scattered hydrilla patches in 6-12 foot range adjacent to spawning flats
- Standing grass and lily pads near shoreline
- Protected shallow areas with good bedding substrate
| - Drop Shot - especially effective for sight fishing and targeting bass holding on deeper vegetation
- Texas Rigs (Worming) - productive around shallow vegetation and bedding areas
- Buzzbaits - particularly effective during evening hours around shallow cover
| - Shad - primary forage as mentioned in recent reports
- Bluegill - common spawning season forage especially around vegetation
| - Natural Shad Colors
- Green Colors
- Dark Neutrals
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| Spring (Post-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 72-78 | - Post-spawn bass are actively feeding to recover energy, utilizing hydrilla edges and ledges as primary feeding zones
- Fish are establishing summer patterns, transitioning between shallow and moderate depths (10-16 feet) throughout the day
| - Holes and edges in hydrilla beds in 10-16 foot depth range
- Ledges transitioning from shallow to deeper water
- Points with submerged vegetation near deeper water access
| - Drop Shot worked methodically through hydrilla holes
- Bladed Jigs worked along ledges from deep to shallow
- Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip) targeting vegetation edges
| - Shad moving along vegetation edges
- Bluegill establishing in vegetation
| - Dark Neutrals
- Purple Colors
- Natural Shad Colors
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