The Pre Spawn Staging is in full swing

[RumRiverRat]

Fished a metro lake today for Pike and caught more Largemouth than Pike.

The bass were on the first break out from shallow bays.

I think the Bass have made the move shallow and the cold front pushed them back to the first drop.

One of the other guys in the boat caught one just shy of 20" and she was full of eggs and the bottom of the tail was bloody and raw from nest building.

It is safe to say that we are in Pre Spawn on some lakes.

Water temps between 60 and 65 degrees.

Bass Opener might fall right at the middle to end of the spawn.

Could be EPIC.

[Pherris]

Was the first break pattern isolated or did you find it in more then one area? We fished vermillion all day for bass and found the males to be up and on a feeding frenzy just starting to make the beds. Water temp hit 60 in some areas but main lake bays mid 50's.

Did you get any Pike.?

Good fishing!

[RumRiverRat]

Caught 2 pike.

A spawned out 30" and a 23".

The first breaks leading into the 2 shallow bays on this lake held fish.

[Juan Grande]

Pherris,

Rum and I fished together yesterday. We threw jerkbaits and spinnerbaits for pike. Caught a few bass, but they definitely did not have the feed bags on like the lake you were on. We found consistent 63-65 degree water temps so they spawn shouldn't be far off.

[Craigums]

If your finding temps in the mid 60s and fish with bloody tails Id say the fish were already spawning. Give it two weeks with highs 75-80s your looking at post spawn by opener

[Nick Kuhn]

Fish were pre-spawn in Wisconsin with water temps of 64. Saw a few males scouting the shallows but didn't see any making beds yet. Females still full of eggs and on the deep weedline.

[Juan Grande]

We didn't see even one fish on a bed in areas where they will likely spawn.

[bassinator]

Saterday on Pool 2 in the backwaters I had a small club tournement and caught 3 bass that were locked on and fanning beds. water temp was 67 by about noon when I was catching them. lots of other fish shallow and just cruising. Sunday on Clearwater I went and checked some spawning areas and found quite a few fish on beds, mostly males. Water temperature there was lower, 64-65. I would guess with this week in the upper 70's its going to me mostly post-spawn by opener.

[Cecil]

Also on pool 2 on Saturday. Most areas they were cruising, but also found a few that were makin beds

[RK]

Hiya -

I was a little further north (Detroit Lakes area) and the fish there are a bit farther behind. Was up in the rushes fishing crappies Saturday afternoon and didn't see a single bass. Did catch a couple pitching jigs to some cabbage beds fishing walleyes. Water temps up there were in the low 50s, and with the warm weather coming, I'd bet they come in hard this week. Talked to a friend a little East of me on a smaller, shallower lake, and there were some fish already starting to make beds.

Cheers,

RK

[grab the net]

Saw quite few on beds in the shallows on the only lake I fished this weekend. Water temps were in the low 60's in a dark shallow bay. Other deeper bays water temps were still in upper 50's, no beds. Believe everything will be in high gear this coming weekend with a week of high 70's and 80's. This was in the battle lake area.

[TonkaBass]

I was an hour North of Alex and saw both smallies and largemouth on beds. Found 64f today and main lake temps ranging from 50 to 58 depending on the time of day. I agree with craigums, they'll be done by opener. Also had walleyes milking, suckers were running in the creeks, and crappies locked on beds. LOTS of stuff happening all at the same time right now.

[turn_in_poachers]

Saw this on Sunday:

male and female. shes hiding.