Deer Creek Reservoir
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Current)
Deer Creek Reservoir Overview
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Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Spring
- Hard Jerkbaits1
Total Fishing Reports
12
Top Species Reported for Spring
Largemouth Bass2 Reports
Yellow Perch2 Reports- Smallmouth Bass1 Report
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Minnows
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Crawfish
Some largemouth are moving to prespawn locations. A few have already made it to backs of bays on heavy structure. They aren't very noticeable and aren't chasing down spinnerbaits and chatterbaits just yet. Find heavy structure such as dead brush piles and fish right into the deepest junk. I fish a 7'2" heavy with 17-20 fluorocarbon. A variety of baits will work. Standard flipping/pitching jigs in green pumpkins, blues, and blacks work best. 4-5 Yamamoto double tail grubs or similar styled craw trailers. There isn't a ton of heavy structure at deer creek, but the rising water conditions have flooded all of the brush that grew from last years epic low water. If the brush provides visible shade, you should be in business. The smallmouth are still being a bit stingy. I've picked up a few on jerkbaits but fishing isn't consistent just yet.
Species
Yellow PerchSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Rock Pile
Smallmouth bass are starting to move up shallow and beginning to spawn. Through tubes, wacky rigged senko's, in the shallow gravel areas in the lake in the coves, and backwater. A ned rig is also a great way to get em.
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