Jacob Krahenbil Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 Hey yall I live in VA here the water temp is about 55 degrees or so. I have gone a few trips with little success. I don't really know what to look for. Does anyone have any tips on where I should be looking? I am a young angler so anything helps. I know that in the spring bass are moving up to spawn, then spawn then move back to deeper water. I'm just confused on what to look for now and what baits to use. Thanks Quote
BassmanDan Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 One thing to look for is northwest coves and banks with cover or hard bottom composition. The points leading into those areas are staging areas where they should be holding until it is time to move up shallow. There are already fish on the banks around here and probably some early bedders according to some of the local reports. Good luck and I'm sure you will get more good info from other member. Quote
Jacob Krahenbil Posted April 6, 2015 Author Posted April 6, 2015 Do you have a boat or fish from the bank? I have a boat Quote
Super User deep Posted April 6, 2015 Super User Posted April 6, 2015 Tom Young's Cosmic clock. Fish the bottom, the middle, and the top *at the right locations* with your favorite baits in your favorite colors. Quote
cbadra2 Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 I just went out yesterday and found the same water temps. just north of you in MD. After about an hour of fishing I started hitting banks with wood cover and started smacking them on a small square bill crankbait. As usual, the bite came on the pause or after the bait deflected off cover. I just uploaded this video of me fishing yesterday on YouTube. If you check out the type of cover I was fishing and the bait I was using, it might give you another option to try if you haven't already. Good luck! 5 Quote
rivafishn Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 Nice job fry! I was out there on saturday for the first time and got blown all over the place and no fish. I am headed back this weekend and hope to find some of those nice bass you caught. The little of the lake I did see makes it look like a great lake to fish! 1 Quote
cbadra2 Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 Nice job fry! I was out there on saturday for the first time and got blown all over the place and no fish. I am headed back this weekend and hope to find some of those nice bass you caught. The little of the lake I did see makes it look like a great lake to fish! Thanks! It's an awesome lake; I'm sure you'll find some! It's been windy for the past 4 days and today was no exception. I went out again and caught 2 dinks and a pig. I'm uploading the video now... Quote
Mccallister25 Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 I just went out yesterday and found the same water temps. just north of you in MD. After about an hour of fishing I started hitting banks with wood cover and started smacking them on a small square bill crankbait. As usual, the bite came on the pause or after the bait deflected off cover. I just uploaded this video of me fishing yesterday on YouTube. If you check out the type of cover I was fishing and the bait I was using, it might give you another option to try if you haven't already. Good luck! Dont wanna hijack the thread, but nice video. I enjoy watching average joe fishing videos. No product pushing, just fishing. Looked like a fun day. What kind of boat is that? 2 Quote
RHuff Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 I went out today for the first time in Southern WV and caught 8 bass on a rapala shadow rap, all were very soft hits that came along the bottom in about 12-15 feet of water. They were laying down holding at the mouths of inlets or small coves. I positioned my boat directly in the mouth and fished jerkbaits and crankbaits parallel to the shoreline in the sides of the coves and inlets. Water was around 50 degrees and stained from a lot of rain the past few days. Quote
cbadra2 Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 Dont wanna hijack the thread, but nice video. I enjoy watching average joe fishing videos. No product pushing, just fishing. Looked like a fun day. What kind of boat is that? Thanks man! It's a Pelican Bass Raider 10e... Quote
RHuff Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 I caught all of my fish today out of a Pelican Bass Raider 8 1 Quote
Ozark_Basser Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 Get a topo map and do some reading on seasonal patterns. Quote
Super User scaleface Posted April 7, 2015 Super User Posted April 7, 2015 Every cast should have a purpose. When you start catching fish , you will know why . Quote
Big Al23 Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 Are you targeting largies? Any smallies or trout there? If largies, northwest part of the lake if the water temps are in the 50's. Slow moving baits, jigs or grubs would be my choice. Lots of parameters for sure. Quote
Super User ww2farmer Posted April 7, 2015 Super User Posted April 7, 2015 Right about now, I'll take any water that is not solid, and start there LOL. Soon, soon, 10 days or so and the ice will be gone here. Quote
flobassin Posted April 7, 2015 Posted April 7, 2015 Once the water temp hits 60 id go pick apart shallow isolated cover. Flippin jig, texas rig straight tail worm, creature bait and shaky head Quote
rosshilk Posted April 8, 2015 Posted April 8, 2015 I have had a ton of success this year with lipless crankbaits while the water is in the 50's. I just reel with a stop and go method and the bass kill it on the fall when I stop the reel. It works great at several depths. I fish it with 8 pound mono to try to get as much depth as quickly as possible while I stop the bait and it helps you to throw the bait much further. I personally like the red eye strike king lipless baits for their fast wobble on the fall. Quote
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