Fishing Reports
627 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
58°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
59°
With the water fluctuating so much and the cold blue bird days it has been tough. Best bite came on a texas rigged Senko with a light weight.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Standing Timber
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
73°
Had a great day on Squaw Creek Reservoir in Glenrose , Texas! Largemouth were holding close to the standing Timber in the 15-20ft depth range. I was able to get quality bites using a Drop Shot with a RoboWorm MM.||| in Color mimicking the tilapia the bass feed on there. Using a 1/0 Cover Shot Hook , 20lb main line power pro Hi Vis Yellow Braid & 10lb Seaguar Flourocarbon Leader 3/8 oz Woo Cylinder Tungsten Drop Shot Weight.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Standing Timber
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
54°
Was able to get Largemouth bites around standing timber today using a Berkley Stunna 112 in the Hankie Pankie Color. The fish were set up on the tops of the standing timber in about 10-15ft of water. Also caught some fish at the base of the standing timber using a drop shot , Owner Cover Shot 1/0 hook with a Strike King Dream Shot Candy Craw in Color.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
59°
Ripping traps through the hydrilla got reaction bites. When it gets cold on Toledo if you are not throwing a trap you are fishing for second place. One key is using regular line to allow the stretch and also mustad triple grip hooks along with a limber Rod. These help you to not lose as many fish on the traps.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Tubes
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
61°
Pre storm hooked him in the weeds about 8 ft from the shore
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Jerkbaits
Structure
Dam
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
83°
Caught on spillway
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Jerkbaits
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
68°
I was fishing for about 10 minutes before I was able to hook up on a large mouth. I’m using a weightless Texas rig soft jerk bait. I cast by beds of bass, and when I cast it I’ll let it sink to the bottom then I will pop it x2 off the bottom then I’ll do one full rotation of my reel then pause. And then repeat the same process each time.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
62°
Started fishing in the late afternoon. I only had a couple interested before 7:30p. Once the sun started going down the bite turned on. I caught several fish off the docks near the grass lines.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
63°
Fish were in pre-spawn pushing shallow. Caught three in practice. Biggest came off a small dock upriver on a squarebill and two under-sized off rip-rap on a bridge. During the tournament I caught one 3.49 pounder early on a deeper diving crankbait on the same rip-rap and then two more undersized, one off the other side of the same bridge off concrete and the other off a different bridge with a mix of grass and rip-rap. Lots of white bass off the rip-rap as well throughout the day.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
82°
Fishing was tough in the evening. The fish were chasing shad balls all evening, but they weren't too interested in what I was throwing. I caught a few smaller bass on spinnerbaits and swim jigs, but the biggest bass caught finally came on a buzzbait at sunset.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Reeds
Flipped it in right by some weed/reed lines in a small pocket. Gave it a couple hops, working it back slowly.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Stumps
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
62°
My tournament partner Iain and I fished a yearly vendor tournament on the lake on Sunday 04/21/24. The day before was supposed to be our practice day, but we did not get to practice at all due to extreme rain and storms occurring basically all day. The week leading up to the tournament it was sunny and hot, and then the day before a major front blows in (of course) and dropped the lake's water temperatures from the low to mid 70's down to 59-63 degrees, which made the bite on the lake very tough. The water temperature on the lake this day ranged from about half a foot of visibility to around 3 feet of visibility, and finding the cleaner water was key to our success. We only ended up catching 2 under sized keepers to go towards the tournament, but we also caught 3 nice slot fish all between 3 and 5 pounds. We caught all of our fish on a chatterbait or wacky rig up shallow on sandy spawning flats with isolated stumps spread out throughout the spawning flats in 2-4 feet of water. The new Shimano Mastiff FC Fluorocarbon line in the 16 lb strength is what I chose to use for my chatterbait, and I was super impressed! Super smooth casting and held up well, definitely give it a try if you haven't already! Unfortunately, we did not get to weigh in our fish due to us being 20 seconds late to weigh in because Iain hooked me in the head with his Jackhammer. However, the bite was super tough that day, and we had 3 pounds in the livewell, which would have been enough to cash us a check, as it only took 2.46 pounds to get a check! The bite on Fork was tough that weekend, but with the warming weather, its only going to get better!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Jerkbaits
Structure
Open Water/Basin
Forage
Shad
Hit the discharge area near north boat ramp in the morning BASS are chewing
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Frogs/Toads
Structure
Lily Pads
Water Temperature
80°
Had a nice session in the evening after heavy rainfall. They were chasing a black and blue swimjig from 4 pm to 5 pm around isolated cypress trees. As the sun set, they were hitting dragon flies and bait on the surface, so I tossed that Spro poppin frog in there for a 3lber and a few 2lbers.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Crappie
Post spawn fry guarder. Looking for protected points of cover.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Shad
Where there's birds, there's fish. The birds were swooping down on bait balls, so the bass were there too. Casting small profile swimbaits with a little flash proved to be more effective than the 3-4" swimbaits. The Shimano Mastiff line has proved to be a very durable line, and holds up after landing multiple fish.
Shimano Mastiff FC Fluorocarbon 16lb
Out of Stock
Shimano Metanium MGL Casting Reel Left / 7.1:1
Out of Stock
Shimano Metanium MGL Casting Reel Right / 7.1:1
Out of Stock
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Standing Timber
Water Temperature
72°
Fish were caught early, before 11 am, in 2 - 6ft in saltcedar, along river or creek channel bends and on wind blown points near deeper water. Used the cutter on the points, and the rage bug in thicker patches of saltcedar. 1/4 oz weight and a little chartreuse to the tails in the dirtier water.
