Fishing Reports
29774 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Flooded Brush
Water Temperature
64°
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
62°
Fished for an hour between thunderstorms and torrential downpours resulting from a passing cold front. I was able to catch 8 bass in that span, the best five of which weighed a total of 13lbs. I caught a mix of largemouth and spotted bass, and all came on a 4" Yum Dinger in black with blue flake. Despite the cloud cover and rain, bass were positioned tight against dock pilings in 1 to 3 feet of water. Winds were non-existent for that one hour, but they howled before and after that time. In the days following the rain, morning air temps plummeted, lake levels rose by a foot, water clarity became very stained, and water temps dropped several degrees. But, for that one magic hour, just about everything was perfect!
HotbaitYum Dinger Worm 4" Black Blue Flake / 4"
Out of Stock
Shimano Vanford FA Spinning Reel 4000 / 6.2:1
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
51°
Flipping Cage Fighter within floating bogged lily pad roots for this 5.3lb Wisco GIANT
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
61°
Fished Lake Gaston once again in advance of my club's two-day tournament on April 11th and 12th. Water levels rose and water temps dropped following a few frigid mornings,, several inches of rain, and a significant release of water from Kerr Lake. The heavily stained water moved fish tight to cover, and I found largemouth bass hanging tight against the shallowest dock pilings I could find in the back of creeks and main lake pockets. I caught several on an unweighted, Texas-rigged 4' Yum Dinger in black with blue flake. I never felt the bites. I simply had to watch my line for signs of movement, and I was able to catch a nice limit.
- Hotbait
Yum Dinger Worm 4" Black Blue Flake / 4"
Out of Stock
Shimano Vanford FA Spinning Reel 4000 / 6.2:1
Out of Stock
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Shakey Heads
Structure
Stumps
Forage
Blueback Herring
Water Temperature
59°
I fished Lake Gaston in preparation for a tournament and found willing spotted bass on a stump field in the back of a major creek. I caught many bass against stumps using a shakey head with a Strike King KVD Plastics Finesse Worm in red bug. But, I caught some better bass casting and swimming a Big Bite Baits B5 Swimbait over and above the stumps. Some of the swimbait strikes were simply awesome! The bass wanted to annihilate the swimbait!
Species
Spotted BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Neko Rigs
Structure
Stumps
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
58°
Fished main lake pockets filled with shallow stumps and found willing spotted bass preparing for the impending spawn. I caught bass on a variety of lures, including crankbaits, wacky rigged Senkos, and spinnerbaits, but I did best with neko rigs, specifically, Zoom Magnum Trick Worms in black and redbug.
VMC Neko Weight 1/32 oz / Natural
Out of Stock
Shimano Vanford FA Spinning Reel 4000 / 6.2:1
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
73°
Located some decent fish in the 3' range up in the hay grass. You could occasionaly catch them on a frog but the weightless senko was the reliable producer for the day. You had to dead stick it.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Stumps
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
62°
Bass were on beds, and staging to get on beds. It was a slow bite, but the bigs would still hammer anything that got close to their spawning area.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
58°
The chatter bite was on fire! Fish were staging to get on beds and were fat and healthy!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
51°
Caught 20 plus bass in 5 hours and never switched baits or setups. Other people tried other baits but they were only biting the jerkbaits.
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Crappie Sniping
Structure
Docks
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
60°
Found smaller males up on the banks in good numbers, larger females are still out deeper staging. Caught males casting to pea gravel banks. Females could be caught shooting docks under floats or could be found out roaming with FFS. Darker colors seemed to work the best for the mid lake area we were in.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Standing Timber
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
70°
Focused on standing timber in close proximity to spawning flats. Utilized a swimming jig to "knock" into the wood structure, thereby causing a strike.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Standing Timber
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
49°
Tried moving baits without success. Caught ten bass, mostly 1.5# average around cypress knees and duck blinds. Equal number of bites in Ozark rig dinger with spinner in the tail and a wacky dinger.
Yum Dinger Worm 5" Junebug / 5"
Out of Stock
Owner Jungle Wacky Weedless Hook #1
Out of Stock
VMC Weedless Neko Hook #2 / Black Nickel
Out of Stock
VMC Wacky Weedless Jig 1/16 oz / Black
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
60°
If you want to catch a bunch of dinks, this is the bait to throw right now! The big fish had moved up shallow and and I missed the bite.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Standing Timber
Water Temperature
66°
Make lake who's were hovering around 62. We found a good number of large bass in the backs of the creeks. The water temp was 66 in the backs. Throwing close to cover, we were able to get them to bite with the Bronco bug texas rigged. Water was still dirty but it had cleared up a bit
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Straight retrieve with random pauses. Got bit on the pause.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
68°
Very good spot to fish for bass bluegill catfish carp and warmouth
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Ned Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
Probably the windiest day in world history. Caught this dink in the back corner near some old tree lay downs .
