We already know that fish will be spawning when the water temperatures hit around 60 degrees. We talked about using salamanders and rooster tails for productive results. Today, I'd like to talk about a few other tips and baits to use during the spring time.
There are many ways to fish in the spring time, but one thing that will help more than anything is location. You need to know where you are fishing, what structure you are close to and how deep the water is. It would be good to have a depth finder on your boat. It makes it a lot harder trying to fish by guessing. A big tip is to fish shallow water that is close to deep water. This might confuse some of you. What I mean is, fish from areas like the mouths of major creeks all the way back to the ends of creeks, points, coves and banks with deep cuts or breaklines in 10-to-15 feet of water. Fish will stage near these areas. Bait fish (school's of fish) will swim off the points or drop-off areas and the bass will attack there. Finding a good drop helps your chances of catching the big one.
There are several other lures we haven't discussed that will work well during this time. Spinnerbaits and jigs are very helpful. Rotating the two can be effective if done correctly. Here are a few samples ...
1) spinnerbait
More tips for you to be successful. Get on the water and try them out!
where is a good place to fish around here? i wanna go and have a picnic. can you fish and eat at the same time?
ReplyDeleteOk, what do you mean by rotating the two? Wouldn't switching out your baits take a lot of time?
ReplyDeleteThose are pretty good tips but that Jig-n-craw looks kinda gross haha.
ReplyDeleteswitching out baits does not take long. You have to get used to changing stuff out. If the fish isn't biting what you are throwing ... your throw something else! come on now! danielle ... really? always eat when you fish! chicken legs and dr. enuff! Jig-n-craws are the bomb!
ReplyDeletethe jig-n-craw makes me think of a jigsaw puzzle when I hear it lol. And yes! Tell us where there are some good fishing spots around JC so I can enjoy the beautiful lake! Danielle, your coming with me!
ReplyDeleteHow about doe river danielle ... know where that is?
ReplyDeleteDanielle will have her bait stuck in a tree lol.
ReplyDeleteThat Jig-n-craw does not look pleasing. I'm loving this weather, hope it gets better to where you can start fishing again soon!
ReplyDeleteI think you are bringing us Spring weather by talking about this Spring fishing!
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