| Depending on where you live and fish, the time from | | | | on the deeper side of the bend. Try casting a black or |
| mid-April to mid-June is a good time to fish for spring | | | | pumpkinseed jig tipped with a trailer of some type to |
| bass. At this time of year, there are many bass | | | | entice the bite. |
| spending time on their spawning beds in breeding | | | | Fish the points. Staging bass often congregate on the |
| mode and other bass staged to begin breeding soon. | | | | side of the point closer to the spawning area. If there |
| Bass that are on their beds for the spawn are not | | | | happens to be any cover in the area, the spot should |
| really feeding but are in aggressive defensive mode | | | | definitely produce well. Cast a white or chartreuse |
| ready to attack anything that happens to get too close | | | | spinner bait retrieved just under the surface close to |
| to the bed. These fish are in the shallows and are able | | | | the shoreline cover. An up and down jigging retrieve |
| to be fished by sight in many cases. The challenge is | | | | with the spinner bait can also produce well here. |
| to entice them to attack your bait presentation by | | | | For spawning bass, fish the pads and the stumps. |
| getting it close to their faces. These bass will defend | | | | Sometimes bass will make their beds on the roots of |
| the spawning beds! | | | | pads or underwater stumps. These fish will be close to |
| Bass that are not quite ready to spawn yet are | | | | this structure and can be fished with a lizard or large |
| staged in a little deeper water but are feeding | | | | worm in chartreuse, white or black with a white stripe. |
| aggressively. | | | | The tactic here is to cast past the bed itself, then |
| In order to catch as many bass as possible in the | | | | move the bed ever so close to the bed to entice the |
| spring time, follow these seven guidelines to locate | | | | byte. |
| spawning and staged bass for some great bass | | | | Fish the rocks and the docks. Spawning bass naturally |
| fishing action! | | | | seek out rocky areas to spawn. Those areas are |
| Fish underwater ledges, ditches or troughs. Using a | | | | especially good for producing bass if there is overhead |
| depthfinder, locate the contour changes that form | | | | cover like a dock or overhanging tree limb. Try a tube |
| these troughs or ledges. Staging bass will be there | | | | bait with a jig head cast into the bed area and |
| typically near cover or creek intersections. These bass | | | | retrieved with a twitching motion to entice a strike. |
| can be fished for using a variety of baits. Perhaps | | | | Fish the shallow grass. Spawning bass will make their |
| your best chance at catching these bass however | | | | beds among patches in underwater grass beds. To |
| would be with soft artificial worms or lizards in | | | | catch the bass located here, try fishing with some type |
| pumpkinseed color. | | | | of swim bait as it is common for bass beds located |
| Fish the deep grass. Staging bass often congregate | | | | here to be visited by other fish species like bluegill. |
| along a grass bed's deeper edge. Cast artificial baits | | | | All in all, tailoring your strategies to catch spring bass |
| parallel to the grass bed edge, but staying close to the | | | | that are spawning or that are in pre-spawn mode can |
| edge itself. Your bait should be retrieved fast enough | | | | produce some exciting bass fishing adventure. When |
| so not to snag on the weeds. Rattling crankbaits in | | | | you are out on the lake, pay attention to the |
| crawdad color may work well here. | | | | topographical features of the lake to locate these |
| Fish the creek channel bend. Staging bass will locate | | | | exciting catchable fish. |