Spring is when bass spawn. Usually when the water temperature reaches 60 to 65 degrees. Males are moving into the shallows right now looking for the best place to make a nest. After the nest is made, it becomes a waiting game, as they wait for a female. So after the whole spawning thing takes place, the females leave and return to deeper water. The males will stick around for two to three weeks defending their turf, guarding the nest. After that, the hatch is left to fend for themselves.
Being out on the water during spring can be exciting but it can be frustrating too. You have cabin fever, having been cooped up all winter, you are eager to hit the water and start catching fish. Here are some tips for spring bass fishing. Early weed growth is a magnet for bass. The north-west side of a lake will be three to five degrees warmer, so vegetation growth first occurs in these areas. Also try fishing sloping banks, because bass will hang out there in the spring. Especially those areas where there is a creek or river channel that runs close to the shore. To bass, creek and river channels are like our road ways. They will migrate from the deep water in the winter to the shallow water in the spring. When the water is clear, expect the bass to suspend on the sloping banks. Try fishin’ a white spinnerbait, jerkbait, or a grub, fishing down the bank. If the water is murky, bass will hold on isolated stumps, laid-down logs or rocks. Try fishing a chartreuse spinnerbait, jig, or a Texas rigged lizzard, brushhog, or worm type of bait.
Runoff from the spring rains is often warmer than the lake water and can attract bass. Water entering the lake from creeks and rivers carries with it insects, worms and micro-organisms. This sets up the food chain scenario that attracts bait fish and then the bass. Large flats with scattered wood, weeds or rock piles are likely spring bass hang-outs. Fish these areas fairly quickly throwing a lipless crankbait or spinnerbait. Make long casts and cover a lot of water. Also throw your baits along pockets along the shoreline. They might seem insignificant, but bass gravitate to them in the spring. These shallow “mini-coves” warm quickly and can be the site of several bass spawning beds.
Try fishing a top water lure. Throwing a top water is the most exciting type of fishing there is. Nothing beat a big ol’ bass breaking the surface of the water and exploding on your lure! For much of the season, top waters are only effective at dawn and dusk, or under low light conditions. That is not the case in the spring, when bass will hit the top water throughout the day. Focus on the shallows, especially the open water areas. Be sure to completely fish the area from all angles.
Even though the spring finds some bass spawning and other bass recuperating from spawning, their movements can be predictable. Some bass will stay in the shallows through out the day. But those fish in deep water, usually the larger females, will move into the shallows at various times of the day to feed. By continually checking the shallows, and determining when those bass move in you can develop a pattern that might work for weeks.
Now, you know everything I know about spring bass fishin’.
Be KIND – Be SAFE – Watch out for the other guy.
Good luck and “remember to keep it reel.”
Blessing’s, Don 4REEL Fishin’
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