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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Standing Timber
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
68°
Austin Kneeskern
Bronze Ambassador
5/23/25
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Vertical Jigging 10-19'
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
65°
Found fish holding tight to brush piles in 10-15ft of water near bluff ends. Worked bait on top of brush jigging down into it. Most bites came as I let the bait fall back into the brush
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
62°
MTL showed up and showed up BIG! Joe Bass Team Trail tournament had 35 boats and 17 limits were weighed! 3 fish were in the boat before 10 this AM with the first 2 coming on a black buzzbait. Healthy fish were up shallow on gravel banks getting ready for the spawn. Early morning, moving baits worked well with cloud cover overhead. Later in the day, slowing down with the ever deadly 5" Yamamoto Senko snagged several. On top of the 6 keepers caught, at least that many short fish were also caught. By far one of the best days on this lake in a LONG time!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Standing Timber
Water Temperature
76°
Fish were tight to wood. Fished extremely slow and the bite was consistently light. You really had to watch your line as you couldnt feel most bites. No doubt the spawn will be on! The lake remains a couple feet low so be careful as many trees are now closer to the surface and will grab a prop/lower unit! -Tight lines
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
76°
Fishing was tough due to a lot of pressure on the lake and the sun was hot! I think most fish have spawned at this point although you may find a few that haven't yet. SLOW was the key but I heard some good fish were caught with crankbaits. After this month, I think the whole lake will be in the Posts pawn phase.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Jerkbaits
Structure
Stumps
Water Temperature
70°
Big cold front came in on Friday and really slowed the fishing down. Majority of bites came from dead sticking a worm and waiting for the bite to come. Fish seemed tight to wood but you could occasionally find a roamer with a shallow crank. With the full moon approaching, the spawn will definitely be on
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
73°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Standing Timber
Water Temperature
72°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Soft Jerkbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Water Temperature
78°
Post front and rain all day. Caught several males still up shallow.
