| Spring is spawning season for those Black Bass we | | | | and the waiting females. If you are bank fishing, try |
| love to catch. It's time to get aggressive and fish | | | | not to make a lot of noise or movement. Fish feel |
| those shallow waters and fill that frying pan. This is | | | | the vibrations when you walk along the bank, thus |
| the time of year that the male Bass will move into | | | | retreating to deeper waters. Pick a good spot and |
| shallow waters to prepare the nests for the females. | | | | fish that spot from one side, all the way around to |
| They are claiming their territory for nesting and | | | | the other, making good long casts every time. I |
| spawning activities. Concentrate your fishing efforts | | | | personally keep my casts as parralell to the shore as |
| around those willow trees, dead logs and weed beds. | | | | I can. The more area you cover, the better your |
| This is where the nests will be built. During this time | | | | chances of success. |
| of year one should concentrate on the northwest | | | | Use those bright colored lures in clear water, the |
| areas of ponds and lakes. The sun is shifting to the | | | | darker the water, the less bright the lure. I've always |
| southern hemisphere and will warm these portions of | | | | had good production with frogs and buzz baits early |
| a body of water first. This will always provide better | | | | in the morning and late in the evening. During the late |
| fishing this time of year. Pay close attention to the | | | | morning and early afternoons I throw crawdad |
| warming temperatures during this time of year. The | | | | colored jigs or crank baits. You can never go wrong |
| warming waters are the main ingredient that triggers | | | | with spinners or plastic worms. Live bait always |
| the spawning activity. | | | | delivers. Take care of those minnows and they will |
| Remember that the females are not far behind the | | | | perform much better for you. |
| males. The male Bass will not let the females up to | | | | Get those rods dusted off and grab your fishing |
| the nesting area until they are completed. Those | | | | gear, it's time to head for that favorite fishing hole. |
| females are waiting five to ten yards away from the | | | | Load the family up and let them have that |
| nesting areas, in deeper waters. They like to position | | | | experience of a lifetime. Whatever you do enjoy the |
| themselves close to rocks or small drop offs. | | | | beautiful outdoors God has blessed us with. |
| Maneuver your boats fifteen to twenty yards away | | | | Jim Newcomb |
| from the bedding areas so you can fish for the males | | | | Shellshockedoutdoors. |