Lake Tarpon
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
62°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
62°
Fish are staging up still prespawn waiting for warmer weather to move shallow to spawning flats. Majority of fish were caught cranking transition zones, weed lines and shell bars leading into spawning areas.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Lipless Crankbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Fish are moving up staging to spawn. Weed edges adjacent to spawning areas are starting to load up.
Chris
Bronze Ambassador
1/21/23
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Docks
Water Temperature
65°
Fish are moving into canals and spawning flats. Keep your eyes open for bed as some may lock on.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Some fish are starting to spawn, but the majority of fish are still Pre-spawn. Cold weather has moved in and fish are hunkered down in grass. Catching some fish flipping reeds/matts, and some fish paralleling grass edges with chatterbaits.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
60°
The fishing on lake Tarpon has been a roller coaster lately. Our water temps have gone from 75 early this month down to 60 - 63. The fish that were starting to spawn have pushed back a little. There are some bucks on the beds, but they aren't worth fishing for. The fish that pulled out are now milling around in the staging areas. You are not going to catch a bunch in one spot, but if you cover enough water you run into a pretty steady amount of them. For the most part the offshore bite has died, but there are still some quality fish out there if you're willing to work for them. Weights were really strong this past weekend with the top three boats all weighing more than 19lbs. Bug bass of the vent was a 7.7 and was caught punching.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Flooded Brush
Forage
Insects
Water Temperature
62°
Was able to get 50+ inches to the boat at Lake Tarpon this week.I launched around 4pm and fished for 2.5 hours. Most my hits came on the tri winged buzzbait. I found a half submerged dock close to cover and covered lots of ground with the buzz bait. Eventually a big strike came after I went over the dock. Good 16 inch largemouth. The rest came on a 6 inch speed worm working grass lines and thick cover.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Bluegill
Fish the canals, look for spawners around the docks. I like to throw a small profile tungsten jig. I think you can feel the fish pick it up better when they aren't committed to biting it. Sometimes you can't see them pick it up, or need to stay way back.
