| Spring (Pre-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 52-65 | - Bass are actively staging near pre-spawn areas, showing increased aggression and feeding activity due to warming temperatures
- Fish are relating heavily to hard cover (brush piles, timber, rocks) and making frequent reaction strikes
| - Brush piles and submerged timber in pre-spawn staging areas
- Rocky areas near spawning flats
- Channel swing banks with adjacent vegetation
| - Lipless Crankbaits worked with erratic retrieves around cover
- Shallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6') worked near brush piles
- Bladed Jigs worked through sparse cover
| - Bluegill concentrated around brush piles and vegetation
- Crawfish becoming more active with warming water
| - Vibrant Craw Colors
- Natural Baitfish Colors
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| Spring (Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 58-72 | - Bass are in various spawning stages with males guarding shallow areas and females staging on first break lines. Some fish have completed spawning while others are still preparing, creating a mixed pattern of both spawning and post-spawn behavior
- Fish showing aggressive feeding behavior, particularly on moving baits and during the fall, as evidenced by the recent fishing reports
| - Grass edge lines in 5-7 foot of water, particularly with fresh vegetation growth
- First break lines adjacent to spawning flats
- Brush piles near spawning areas
| - Wacky Rigs worked with a falling presentation for aggressive fish
- Swim Jigs worked along grass edges and through spawning areas
- Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip) around brush piles and dense cover
| - Bluegill, which are primary forage in spawning areas
- Young of year fish and fry in shallow areas
| - Natural Baitfish Colors
- Dark Neutrals
- Vibrant Craw Colors
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| Spring (Post-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 65-70 | - Post-spawn females are transitioning from spawning areas to first offshore structure, particularly weedlines, while males remain shallow guarding fry
- Active feeding patterns resuming, with fish showing willingness to chase moving baits like chatterbaits and responding to topwater presentations early in the day
| - Weedlines adjacent to spawning flats - first offshore structure
- Shallow areas with matted grass and pondweed
- Channel swing banks near spawning pockets
| - Frogs/Toads worked over matted grass during early hours
- Bladed Jigs (Chatterbaits) along weed edges
- Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium) worked parallel to shoreline vegetation
- Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip) in heavy cover
| - Bluegill - primary forage evidenced in reports
- Young of year baitfish emerging in shallows
| - Dark Neutrals
- Natural Baitfish Colors
- Vibrant Craw Colors
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