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Ross R Barnett Reservoir
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
64°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Crawfish
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
62°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 13'+
Structure
River Channels
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
54°
Hard fishing with the pre-Spring cold front that moved through. The hot fishing just one week before turned off like a switch and the bass moved to deeper water in the river channel and dredged boat slips. Windy conditions made it almost unbearable on the water, but persistence paid off with a few bass in the boat. The bites didn't come often, but when they did, we caught suspended bass at around 11 feet on deep-dive crankbaits. Long casts past fish we found on the display, then stop-n-go once we were over suspended fish. Tough fishing, but patience got us a few in the boat.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
55°
LAKE RISING TO SUMMER POOL. 55 -58 WATER TEMP STAINED TO MUDDY WATER. FISH ON WOOD NEAR DITCHES.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Texas Rigs (Worming)
Structure
Lily Pads
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
68°
Had a cold front the night before and the active fish weren’t feeding on tournament day. The most consistent way for me to get bites was working the Cut-R-Worm very slowly through lily pad stems and around gator grass edges. At times I was almost dead-sticking the bait, and when I picked up there was a fish there. The bites were very soft. This is a great worm for this type of slow fishing.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Shad
The spawn has started . A couple of 8 lbers have been caught in last week. Lots of males up shallow and big girls have followed.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Pre-Spawn)
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
WATER TEMP 52 - 55 DEGREES AIR TEMP 44
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Spring (Spawn)
Technique
Swim Jigs
Structure
Reeds
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
67°
The lake was falling so it put the fish in a weird mood since they were wanting to spawn. They could be caught on outside edges of reed patches and the first drop-off leading to deeper water. They would bite white swim jigs as well but the Divine swim jig in Blacklight was the best producer.
