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