The spawn is nearing the end on Lake Fork. Most of the fish are in post-spawn
mode, but there are still a few fish on the beds. We caught an 8 pounder
on a bed yesterday, but it was the biggest fish I saw in the past week
or so. I am still catching most of my fish on the beds, but that is
probably not the best pattern. I'm sure we would catch more fish if
we were targeting post-spawn bass instead. On the rainy and dark cloudy
days, we are getting a good topwater bite. Best baits are poppers and
chuggers. Normally, the smaller ones catch a lot more fish, but we have
been doing pretty well on the the bigger chuggers. Most of the fish
biting the topwaters are post-spawn bass that are hanging around protecting
their fry. When the bait gets close to the fry, the bass eats it. You
want to use either topwater or slow falling baits for these fish. Senkos,
flukes, and ring frys work well. If you see the fry, try to imitate
a predator trying to eat them. You will probably catch the fish on the
first cast or not at all. Every cast, your odds go down.
For bigger spawning bass, my favorite bait is the Berkley power tube.
Unfortunately, we haven't been seeing many fish over 5 pounds on the
beds. For the smaller fish, I have been doing real well on 3 1/2 inch
worms with a heavy 1/2 oz weight. Color doesn't really matter unless
you want to see the bait. White and bubble gum (pink) are the most visible
colors. See our recent pics at http://www.bassfishing.org/pictures/recent.htm
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