Fishing Report for Largemouth Bass using Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip) in Spring (Pre-Spawn)

Item: Cedar Creek Reservoir
Author: T-White

T-White

Blue Ambassador

3/25/23

Cedar Creek Reservoir

Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Docks
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
63°

I went out to the lake on March 25th to practice for my upcoming Bass Champs TX tournament I have on April 1st. It was sunny outside with morning temperatures starting in the high 50's and low 60's and warming to about 80 degrees by the end of the day. There was a strong west wind pretty much all day at about 12-15 mph, and the water clarity on the lake ranged from about a foot and a half of visibility on the south side, to about 3 inches of visibility or less on the north side of the lake. The water temperatures ranged anywhere from 59 to 66 degrees, as then north end was warmer than the south end until later in the day when the sun warmed it up and it caught up. The pockets were warmer than the main lake, but only by a degree or two, and the very backs of the pockets would actually start to cool back off, most likely due to runoff from the rain we had the week before. We spent the day targeting docks and rocky seawalls in 3-5 feet of water with a texas rig, using a multitude of beaver baits in the summer craw color, like the Strike King Rage Bug, the Googan Baits Bandito Bug, and the Knockout Craw and Knockout Grub from K.O. Baits (@k.obaits on instagram)! Overall it was a great day as we probably caught over 20 total fish and our best 5 bites would have gone for probably 19 or 20 pounds, including the almost 6 pounder my tournament partner Iain caught pictured below. The fishing is starting to pick up on Cedar Creek and the big ones are chewing, so now is the time to get out there! The large majority of the fish should be spawning within the next few weeks, and it's going to be a blast. Overall it was another great day on my favorite lake and I'm excited for this weekend's tournament! Good luck everyone reading this and tight lines!