| Spring (Pre-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 52-62 | - Pre-spawn bass are transitioning from winter areas to spawning flats, actively feeding to build energy reserves
- Fish are staging in areas adjacent to spawning flats, particularly near points and coves with vegetation
- Feeding activity increases during warming trends, with fish becoming more aggressive as water temperatures rise
| - Secondary points leading into spawning coves with emerging vegetation
- Shallow flats with early milfoil growth, especially in protected coves
- Transition areas between deeper winter haunts and shallow spawning areas
| - Bladed Jigs worked slowly through emerging vegetation
- Lipless Crankbaits parallel to spawning flats
- Spinnerbaits around points and vegetation edges
| - Bluegill moving shallow with warming trends
- Crawfish becoming more active in warming shallows
- Small baitfish schools transitioning to spawning areas
| - Vibrant Craw Colors
- Dark Neutrals
- Bold Striped Patterns
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| Spring (Pre-Spawn) | Panfish / Bluegill | 58-65 | - Fish are transitioning to spawning areas, actively feeding in preparation for spawn. Moving from slightly deeper staging areas to shallower water as temperatures rise.
- Actively feeding during daylight hours, particularly during mid-morning and afternoon when water temperatures peak.
| - Protected shallow coves with flooded brush and emerging milfoil, especially on the north side of the lake where water warms first
- Secondary points leading into spawning bays, particularly those with submerged vegetation
- Shallow flats (2-6 feet) adjacent to deeper water with emerging vegetation
| - Bobbers with light jigs suspended 2-4 feet deep over emerging vegetation
- Vertical Jigging Shallow (0-9') around brush and vegetation edges
- Crappie Sniping (Casting/Single Poling) to visible cover in shallow water
| - Early season aquatic insects and larvae
- Small crustaceans in vegetation
- Emerging minnow fry
| - Chartreuse Colors
- Dark Neutrals
- Pink Colors
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| Spring (Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 58-65 | - Fish transitioning to spawning areas with water temperatures reaching low 60s, focusing on shallow protected areas and coves
- Males actively guarding nesting sites while females stage on nearby deeper structure between spawning activities
| - Protected shallow coves with milfoil patches, especially on the north side of the lake
- Secondary points leading into spawning bays
- Shallow flats adjacent to deeper water with emerging vegetation
| - Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip) around shallow cover and visible beds
- Swim Jigs along edges of vegetation and through spawning flats
- Soft Jerkbaits worked slowly for staging fish
| - Bluegill moving shallow for their own spawning preparation
- Crawfish becoming more active in warming waters
| - Vibrant Craw Colors
- Dark Neutrals
- Pink Colors
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| Spring (Spawn) | Panfish / Bluegill | 58-65 | - Panfish actively moving into shallow spawning areas with 60-62°F water temps, focusing on flooded brush and shoreline structure
- Fish showing both vertical and horizontal feeding patterns, with active surface/near-surface feeding on insects
| - Shallow flooded brush areas near shoreline, especially in protected coves
- Submerged vegetation in 2-5 foot depth range
- Protected shoreline areas with complex structure
| - Bobbers with small jigs or live bait suspended 1-3 feet deep
- Crappie Sniping (Casting/Single Poling) to shallow cover
- Inline Spinners cast and retrieved near surface structure
| - Emerging aquatic insects and larvae
- Small crustaceans in shallow vegetation
- Recently hatched minnows
| - Dark Neutrals
- Chartreuse Colors
- Pink Colors
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| Spring (Post-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 62-72 | - Post-spawn bass are transitioning from shallow spawning areas to early summer patterns, actively feeding to recover energy
- Fish are relating heavily to the first significant depth change near spawning flats, especially where it intersects with milfoil edges
| - Weed edges adjacent to spawning flats, particularly where milfoil meets deeper water
- Secondary points with vegetation in 8-12 foot depth range
- Protected coves with established weed growth
| - Spinnerbaits worked parallel to weed edges
- Texas Rigs (Worming) through scattered vegetation
- Shallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6') along transitions
| - Bluegill gathering in newly established weed growth
- Young of year baitfish beginning to school
| - Vibrant Craw Colors
- Dark Neutrals
- Chartreuse Colors
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| Spring (Post-Spawn) | Panfish / Bluegill | 65-75 | - Post-spawn bluegills transitioning from spawning areas to feeding locations, actively pursuing insects and small invertebrates in and around vegetation
- Fish becoming more active throughout the water column, especially during morning and evening periods, with a preference for edges of cover
| - Outer edges of milfoil beds in 8-12 feet of water
- Flooded brush adjacent to deeper water
- Shallow coves with mixed vegetation
| - Bobbers with small jigs suspended at varying depths to target active fish
- Vertical Jigging Shallow (0-9') around vegetation edges
- Ice Fishing Jigs worked horizontally through cover
| - Aquatic insects and larvae around vegetation
- Small crustaceans in flooded brush
- Zooplankton in open water areas
| - Chartreuse Colors
- Dark Neutrals
- Pink Colors
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