| Spring (Pre-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 47-58 | - Bass are transitioning from winter areas to pre-spawn staging areas, actively feeding to build energy reserves for spawning
- Fish are relating heavily to brush piles as staging points, showing increased feeding activity with warming trends
| - Brush piles in 15-18 foot depth range near spawning flats
- Secondary points with deep water access
- Areas in the warm arm where water temperatures are slightly higher
| - Spinnerbaits worked through and around brush piles
- Deep Diving Crankbaits (13'+) targeting deeper brush piles
- Bladed Jigs worked along transition areas
| - Shad schools staging near brush piles
- Crawfish becoming more active with warming water
| - Vibrant Craw Colors
- Bold Striped Patterns
- Chartreuse Colors
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| Spring (Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 65-79 | - Actively spawning and pre-spawn behavior with fish moving between staging areas and spawning flats, particularly evident in the temperature range of 65-79°F mentioned in reports
- Showing aggressive territorial behavior around laydowns and other shallow cover, with reports indicating active feeding on shad in 2-foot depths
| - Laydowns near secondary points, especially in 2-4 foot depths as mentioned in recent reports
- Rocky shorelines and rip rap areas, proven productive in spring reports
- Protected shallow coves and flats where spawning activity is occurring
| - Shakey Heads worked around laydowns, directly supported by recent success reports
- Finesse Jigs with craw trailers on rocky shorelines, mentioned as effective in spring reports
- Wacky Rigs, noted as successful in recent reports
| - Shad, actively being chased in shallow water per recent reports
- Bluegill, mentioned in spring fishing reports
- Crawfish, indicated by successful jig fishing patterns
| - Vibrant Craw Colors
- Dark Neutrals
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| Spring (Post-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 65-70 | - Actively feeding on shad in post-spawn recovery phase, targeting offshore weed edges and following bait balls in open water
- Seeking shaded areas in reeds during warming conditions, particularly on the colder side of the lake
- Transitioning between shallow spawning areas to early summer patterns using secondary points and weed edges as migration routes
| - Offshore weed edges with access to deeper water
- Reed beds, particularly in shaded areas
- Secondary points with emerging vegetation
| - Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium) worked along weed edges and through bait balls
- Wacky Rigs worked in and around reed beds
- Structure Jigs skipped into shaded areas of reeds
- Shallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6') worked parallel to weed edges
| - Shad schools gathering in open water and along weed edges
- Secondary forage in reed beds including bluegill and small baitfish
| - Bold Striped Patterns
- Dark Neutrals
- Chartreuse Colors
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