05-21-2013, 05:20 AM
Bed fishing is wrapping up. There is the occasional late one to find but not much anymore. What is left still around the beds is the males protecting the fry. From what I have read online they typically only do this for about 2 weeks and then they are on their own. 3-4+ weeks ago I was already seeing fry in the water swimming around so the spawn has been on for a quite a bit of time. That is irt the north end of the lake. It gets warmer up north first by a pinch, at least it seems that way to me. So the south end of the lake is just behind the north time wise.
Bait wise... What I learned this year is at this stage one might be better off using a moving bait. Something that will trigger a fishes protective instincts. Traditional Jerk baits have been working for me but can be risky to cast from shore since you need to cast into the areas that risk getting hung up. A weightless texas rigged fluke, jerk shad, etc might be the ticket. Haven't tried that this year on the post spawners still protecting the fry.
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Bait wise... What I learned this year is at this stage one might be better off using a moving bait. Something that will trigger a fishes protective instincts. Traditional Jerk baits have been working for me but can be risky to cast from shore since you need to cast into the areas that risk getting hung up. A weightless texas rigged fluke, jerk shad, etc might be the ticket. Haven't tried that this year on the post spawners still protecting the fry.
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