Science Of The Spawn Need Clarification.

[airborne_angler]

Anyone know the Spawn like a science? If so can anyone clarify it to me based on what a guy told me just this weekend?

Ive seen this guys Youtube Videos as he fished bedding Bass. Hes pretty successful at the local lake.

Met up with him in a park recently,and since he fishes for bedding fish alot,I asked if he had been to the lake recently and what the status of the Spawn was.

He told me the spawn hasnt even started at the local lake.Additionally he told me that fish go on beds real late in my state because a majority of the lakes in Az are really deep (80ft+) and that the biggest Bass are sitting in the depths,and dont even realize the water is warming until way later than alot of places ,thats why according to him,youll see Bass Spawning in June and July.

Does this make sense,or is he just feeding me a bunch of crap?

I caught 2 fish that were at least 5# each a couple of years ago in May. They were caught about 5 hours apart,pretty close to the bank,but I wasnt bed fishing. I was throwing a Wacky Senko and just stuck em. Could these have been Bedding fish?

[Avalonjohn44]

I don't know much about Arizona bassing, however they are the same species as virginia LMB... It is my understanding that water temps are just a part of the equation. As important as temperatures is angle of light penetration through the water. The sunlight is weaker in the winter, and there is not as much of it as the days are shorter... As the days become longer, the levels of light trigger the bass to begin to stage. Then when the temps stablize and reach that magic number the bass begin to spawn, some early, some late, most around the same time...

So he might not be pulling your leg, but he is also not telling you the whole story. Prespawn bassing, if you can find them, can be awesome...

[Gatorbassman]

Being in GA they spawn early on my lakes but several years ago I was fishing below the Clarks Hill Dam on the Savannah river. The water coming out of the dam had just reached the low 60's and the water at Lake level was in the high 70 and low 80's. I couldn't believe it but I found several bass spawning just a few hundred yards from the dam. Here is one of the ones I caught that day.

[jiggerpole]

One thing I know for sure is that every lake can be different. Even if they are only a short distance from each other. Maybe even just the other side of a road, This applies to small ponds as well. In a very large reservoir it can have different timing from one end to the other or even from one side to the other. Many things come into play when it comes to water temp; Deep water takes longer to warm than shallow. Clear longer than stained. The west bank vs, east bank. It basically comes down to water temperature and stability of the weather. Bass will spawn around 62 degree's and it become successful. Many variables can cause a nest to become un-successful. Females can spawn almost all their eggs out at once or they can only spit out what they feel is the right amount. Females will often hit several nest sites and will nest with multiple males. Some males are good at picking the right spot and guarding a nest site while others aren't. So large females especially will have a tendency to spawn with multiples or spawn - move out to a ledge then move back in when the moon is right - spawn again. She can do this several times throughout the spring-early summer. So you may find that bass in the same lake will spawn as soon as the water temperature gets right to as late as July. Bass generally look for hard bottom areas to spawn. Hope this will help some.

[Glenn]

You really need to watch this:

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-videos/bass-fishing-fish-biology.html

Lot's of juicy information in there!