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Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
58°
Michael Johnson
Bronze Ambassador
2/16/25
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
50°
Dock fishing on points
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Winter
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Stumps
Water Temperature
54°
2-19-22 water temp 52-57 with moderate stain on the lower lake. Caught a limit throwing various size megabass and lucky craft jerkbaits. Expride 6’10” med with a Curado 70 mgl is the perfect combo for jerkbaits. Craw colored ned rigs also produced on main lake points with brush or wood structure leading into the creeks. Huge cat fish bit a fire craw jackhammer off a creek edge.
Species
Catfish
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Rip Rap
Water Temperature
52°
Nia
Bronze Ambassador
4/29/23
Species
Catfish
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
70°
Bluegill head was best bait!
Michael Johnson
Bronze Ambassador
2/11/25
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Football Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Crawfish
Water Temperature
59°
Most of the fish came off shallow secondary points
Michael Johnson
Bronze Ambassador
2/9/25
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Lg)
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
60°
Dock fishing
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Winter
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Boulders
01-23-22 Water temp 51-53, 10-15 mph winds with lightly stained water. Schools of bait in the mouths of coves and ditches in 20-30ft. Bigger boulders and chunk rock next to any drop off were holding fish. Coppertreuse trd and spro rock crawler in spring craw produced numbers while the swim bait got bigger bites.