Watts Bar Lake
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Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Brush Piles
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Humps
Used a megabass spark shad on a 1/0 cool Baits under spin. Found a spot on the big bay toward the back end of Whites Creek with a larger hump in 14’ of water near deeper water. There were also nearby stumps with a mound of boulders. Casted from 20 to 25’ away and slow rolled it after letting the bait sink for 7 or 8 ft. Fish were suspended about 5’ off the bottom.
HotbaitMegabass Spark Shad Swimbait Albino / 3"
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Neko Rigs
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Shad
Saturday the 14th, partly cloudy conditions with a 2-5mph wind. Temps mid to high 70s. Water temps 70. On flats of roughly 10 to 15 feet targeting rock piles or cuts a slow bouncing neko rig landed my largest fish of the day. The technique was also productive shallow. The bass were not interested in a wacky rigged worm or shakyhead.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Saturday the 14th, partly cloudy with winds 2-5mph. Temps in the mid to high 70s. Water temps 70 degrees. From sun up until mid day the topwater bite this last Saturday was fantastic. Locating submerged grass on flats gave me a number of plus size fish. Docks and laydowns were less productive, but held a handful of keepers.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hover/Mid-Strolling
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
60°
Find schools of Shad in creeks and pockets. Most will have bass around.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Umbrella Rigs
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
58°
Deeper water on Spawning flats
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Umbrella Rigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
58°
Paralleling rock banks heading back to spawning areas. 10’ - 12’ deep with A-rig and casting to bank with crank bait keeping bottom contact as long as possible.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Crawfish
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Docks
Caught several 12 to 15 inch bass this last weekend on a shakey head which goes against the expected moving bait patter. Found fish against structure and on ledges.
