Bull Shoals Lake
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Tubes
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
68°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
59°
Fished the upper end of the lake mainly from Diamond City to Buck Creek Marina. Was able to catch a few shallow in the flooded bushes. They were dropping the water level fast so the fish we mainly in the outside edge of the bushes. Caught a few flipping around a D-bomb. Also caught a few mainly in the morning on topwater over the deeper bushes. Was able to get one to commit to the glide bait!
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Vertical Jigging 10-19'
Structure
Brush Piles
Still on or near the brush piles.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
Windy points produced a few fish.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
60°
Fished one point all day and caught fish all day all on jig the point lead into a spawning pocket and caught 17.03
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
60°
Fished in the Fishers of Men National Tournament trail out of Buck Creek Marina. Mainly fished from Brush Creek up to Diamond City. I caught several of my fish throwing a crainkbait around the flooded bushes. I also caught a couple throwing the jerkbait and topwater around the same cover.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Lg)
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
67°
Caught a good amount of fish in the morning while there was still cloud cover with swim jig and mag draft and later in the day caught them on jerk baits
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Shad
Used the Stunna 112 in Shad color to locate largemouth in/near deeper channel swings. Larger fish were caught slowly swimming small swimbaits (3.3 inch Fat Swing) parallel in 15-20 fow. Some as deep as 25 feet. Fish were near the bottom but would come up 5-10 feet to hit lures as water was fairly clear.
Species
CrappieSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Vertical Jigging 20'+
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Minnows
Brush pills in 30' near points and secondary points.
