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LOCATION: Lake Bob Sandlin
HOTSPOT: Barefoot Cove Dropoff
GPS: N 33 3.693, W 95 1.223
(33.0616, -95.0204)

SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Minnows, jigs
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish on contour drop with live minnows, jigs, bottom rigs; dusk

LOCATION: Brandy Branch Reservoir
HOTSPOT: Hydrilla Hump #8
GPS: N 32 32, W 94 29.344
(32.439367, -94.489067)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Jigs, crankbaits, soft plastics
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish the perimeter in 18 to 20 feet of water; dawn-morning.

LOCATION: Caddo Lake
HOTSPOT: Ames Spring Basin or Old Folks Playground
GPS: N 32 42.678, W 94 5.3399
(32.7113, -94.0890)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Plastic frogs, buzzbaits, flukes
SOURCE: Caddo Lake Guide Service/Paul Keith
318-455-3437
www.caddolakefishing.com
TIPS: Fish the vegetation/cypress tree mix in these areas. Look for water that is 2-4 ft. deep that is in shady areas during the bright part of the day. I recommend heavy braid when fishing around all the cover and because of the trophy sized bass that Caddo Lake regularly serves up.

LOCATION: Lake Conroe
HOTSPOT: Main Lake
GPS: N 30 26.994, W 95 35.376
(30.4499, -95.5896)

SPECIES: Hybrid Stripers
BEST BAITS: Live shad and Storm Swim shad
SOURCE: Richard Tatsch
936)291-1277
www.fishdudetx.com
TIPS: The hybrid stripers are in full swing. They will be all around the lake on submerged points and humps. The use of electronics is a necessity! Find schools of shad and you will find the Hybrids. This time of year they will range in the water column from 16 foot to 28 feet. Find the depth the bait are in and you will find the fish. As the weather heats up the early morning bite will be best. Live shad will be the bait of choice but the swim shad will work if you can control the depth.

LOCATION: Lake Conroe
HOTSPOT: Bridge Cove Point
GPS: N 30 26.426, W 95 36.495
(30.4404, -95.6083)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Worms, crankbaits
SOURCE: Richard Tatsch
936)291-1277
www.fishdudetx.com
TIPS: Fish crankbaits outside docks, dark worms under docks; good action all day.

LOCATION: Lake Cooper/Jim Chapman
HOTSPOT: Cannon Creek
GPS: N 33 20.826, W 95 41.287
(33.3471, -95.6881)

SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Live minnows, jigs
SOURCE: TPWD District Fisheries Office
903-593-5077
TIPS: Fish live minnows or white/chartreuse jigs. Hit the timber and weeds. Morning through afternoon.

LOCATION: Lake Fork
HOTSPOT: Lake Fork Marina Area
GPS: N 32 52.107, W 95 37.364
(32.8685, -95.6227)

SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Jigs, minnows
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish the trees on the point with minnows or blue/gray jigs; dawn through afternoon.

LOCATION: Lake Fork
HOTSPOT: 515 Bridge
GPS: N 32 53.777, W 95 31.404
(32.8963, -95.5234)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Jigs, crankbaits
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish big eye jigs or crankbaits; good all day.

LOCATION: Lake Houston
HOTSPOT: East Fork
GPS: N 30 3.57, W 95 8.489
(30.0595, -95.1415)

SPECIES: White Bass
BEST BAITS: Shiners, spoons
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Use spider rigs with shiners or spoons.

LOCATION: Lake Livingston
HOTSPOT: The Cut
GPS: N 30 52.76, W 95 23.62
(30.8793, -95.3937)

SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: Shad
SOURCE: David S. Cox, Palmetto Guide Service
936-291-9602
www.palmettoguideservice.com
TIPS: Anchor upstream with shad on a Carolina rig, let bait drift into the cut; dawn through dusk.

LOCATION: Lake Murvaul
HOTSPOT: Boy Scout Area
GPS: N 32 1.55, W 94 25.111
(32.0258, -94.4185)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Crankbaits, buzzbaits
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Crankbaits, buzzbaits, fish from Rock Point to spillway; dawn, morning, dusk, night.

LOCATION: Lake Nacogdoches
HOTSPOT: Loco Bend #1
GPS: N 31 38.116, W 94 48.262
(31.6353, -94.8044)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Soft plastics, jigs
SOURCE: TPWD District Fisheries Office
409-698-9114
TIPS: Drag your lure over the edges of the creek bend. Avoid midday.

LOCATION: Lake O the Pines
HOTSPOT: Billy Bass Slough
GPS: N 32 52.850, W 94 42.759
(32.8808, -94.7127)

SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Jigs, minnows
SOURCE: TPWD District Fisheries Office
903-938-1007
TIPS: Fish an electric grape firetail jig or minnows under a cork. Avoid afternoon.

LOCATION: Lake Sam Rayburn
HOTSPOT: Mudd Creek
GPS: N 31 11.648, W 94 18.817
(31.1941, -94.3136)

SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: Chicken livers, cut bait.
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish chicken liver or cut bait on Carolina rig. Work the bushes.

LOCATION: Lake Sam Rayburn
HOTSPOT: Black Forest
GPS: N 31 11.445, W 94 16.888
(31.1908, -94.2815)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Soft plastics
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish humps, stumps and hydrilla patches. Avoid midday.

LOCATION: Toledo Bend
HOTSPOT: San Patrico Point
GPS: N 31 38.694, W 93 46.183
(31.6449, -93.769717)

SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: Minnows
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish live minnows, look for birds, if you find them, cast into them; dawn through morning, dusk.

LOCATION: Lake Wright Patman
HOTSPOT: Persimmon Cove
GPS: N 33 15.24, W 94 23.734
(33.2540, -94.3956)

SPECIES: Largemouth bass
BEST BAITS: Spinnerbaits
SOURCE: TPWD District Fisheries Office
903-938-1007
TIPS: Fish shad spinnerbaits, medium to heavy. Work the cover; dawn thru midday.

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LOCATION: Lake Austin
HOTSPOT: Turkey Creek
GPS: N 30 19.426, W 97 49.954
(30.3238, -97.8326)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Topwaters
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Topwaters work best; morning, dusk; all day; March-July, morning, dusk

LOCATION: Bachman Lake
HOTSPOT: Bridge
GPS: N 32 51.576, W 96 51.378
(32.8596, -96.8563)

SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: 1/16th jig in white and chartreuse or black and chartreuse under a 2 inch pegged bobber
SOURCE: Carey Thorn
469-528-0210
whitebassfishingtexas.com
TIPS: Under the bridge, are all sorts of trees stuck on pylons sitting from 5 to 6 feet. West, against the bank is 6 to 9 feet ddep. The east side of the bridge is 2 to 4 feet. So the west side is best. Under the bridge is good all day, but nighttime from 8 pm-4 am is killer with a 1/16 oz. jig-head white/chartreuse or black/chartreuse, under a 2 inch pegged bobber (replace the peg with a glow stick).

LOCATION: Belton Lake
HOTSPOT: Tower Shore
GPS: N 31 06.395, W 97 28.544
(31.1066, -97.4757)

SPECIES: Smallmouth
BEST BAITS: Jigs, craws
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish 1/8-1/4 oz. black hair jig, pork eel, small plastic craws.

LOCATION: Lake Buchanan
HOTSPOT: Main Lake Points
GPS: N 30 48.738, W 98 25.968
(30.8123, -98.4328)

SPECIES: Striped Bass
BEST BAITS: Live shad or perch, topwater plugs, Long A Bombers and Red Fin lures
SOURCE: Ken Milam
325-379-2051
www.striperfever.com.com
TIPS: Stripers will still be hitting top water plugs on main lake points where you see thread fin shad running. You can also find them near back of creeks. Live shad or perch ALWAYS work well but artificial lures such as the Long A bombers and Red fin type baits are also serious considerations.

LOCATION: Canyon Lake
HOTSPOT: Canyon Park Point
GPS: N 29 53.2559, W 98 13.638
(29.8876, -98.2273)

SPECIES: Striped Bass
BEST BAITS: Hogie’s 4” Super Shad in Pearl with black back
SOURCE: Steve Nixon, Fishhooks Adventures
210-573-1230
www.sanantoniofishingguides.com
TIPS: Look for the Striped Bass to be shallow (20-40 feet). They will be suspending over the river channel and feeding on the point in this area. Fishing the Super Shad close to the bottom will catch fish!

LOCATION: Coleto Creek Lake
HOTSPOT: Main Lake
GPS: N 28 43.4759, W 97 11.334
(28.7246, -97.1889)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Topwater lures, weightless watermelon lizards, pearl white or watermelon flukes, white spinnerbaits
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: When the lake full, there are lots of hiding places for fry and insects are flying. Anything goes this time of year. Good lures are topwaters, spinnerbaits, flukes, and Texas rigs . Stay focused in back of creeks that have a lot of fry and fish top water early morning. Find clear water in the afternoon and pitch white spinners on windy days. If no wind, throw pearl white or watermelon flukes. Let it sink slow. Or try a watermelon red lizard, weightless.

LOCATION: Lake Eagle Mountain
HOTSPOT: Main Lake Humps
GPS: N 32 52.992, W 97 28.437
(32.883194, -97.473944)

SPECIES: White Bass
BEST BAITS: Slabs
SOURCE: Kolby Kuhn, Final Cast Guide Service
817-243-5858
kolbymkuhn@gmail.com
TIPS: The white bass are finishing up spawning and are aggressively feeding during the month of May. Look for them to be near the bottom in 20-30 feet of water. You can catch them by vertical jigging a slab on or right above the bottom.

LOCATION: Lake Eagle Mountain
HOTSPOT: Dam
GPS: N 32 52.546, W 97 28.073
(32.875759, -97.467886)

SPECIES: Channel Catfish
BEST BAITS: Punch bait
SOURCE: Kolby Kuhn, Final Cast Guide Service
817-243-5858
kolbymkuhn@gmail.com
TIPS: Channel catfish will be spawning in rocks around the lake such as the rocks along the dam. You can catch them by using a slip cork rig with punch bait. Keep your bait just above the rocks and try different depths until you start catching fish. Start fishing several feet deep and then move deeper.

LOCATION: Fayette County
HOTSPOT: Pekema Creek channel
GPS: N 29 55.95, W 96 42.87
(29.9325, -96.7145)

SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: CJ’s punch Bait
SOURCE: Weldon Kirk
979-229-3103
www.fishtales-guideservice.com
TIPS: Fish are done spawning now. They will move deep as the water warms. Chum straight down by the boat or out from the bank if bank fishing. Fish right over the chum

LOCATION: Granger Lake
HOTSPOT: Main Lake Brush Piles
GPS: N 30 42.09, W 97 21.0839
(30.7015, -97.3514)

SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Jigs and Minnows
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Granger is one of the best lakes in Texas to have a chance at a 3 pound crappie. If you can find brush piles with your sonar, you can catch the crappie. They are even biting up the river in the stumps. Use jigs tipped with Berkley Crappie Nibbles or minnows and you will load the boat. Dead minnows will usually catch the largest crappie. Fish vertically over brush and hold the bait very still.

LOCATION: Lake Joe Pool
HOTSPOT: Community Point
GPS: N 32 37.647, W 97 00.953
(32.6275, -97.0159)

SPECIES: Largemouth
BEST BAITS: RatLtraps
SOURCE: Carey Thorn
469-528-0210
whitebassfishingtexas.com
TIPS: Use green/pumpkin RatLtraps. Hit the top of the point early, then fish the deep channel later on..

LOCATION: Lake Lavon
HOTSPOT: Main Lake
GPS: N 33 2.9099, W 96 31.7099
(33.0485, -96.5285)

SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Minnows and black and chartreuse or white and chartreuse 1/16 ounce jigs
SOURCE: Carey Thorn
469-528-0210
whitebassfishingtexas.com
TIPS: If the gates are closed, look for Crappie anywhere from 1 to 10 feet of water. In 7 to 10 feet, you’ll find females. Males will be shallower. Fish minnows under a cork or long rod with black/chartreuse or white/chartreuse 1/16 ounce jig head.

LOCATION: Lake LBJ
HOTSPOT: Colorado River Arm
GPS: N 30 40.212, W 98 26.482
(30.6702, -98.4414)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Topwaters
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Work boat docks and brushpiles with black/blue flake topwaters; avoid midday.

LOCATION: Lake Lewisville
HOTSPOT: Hackberry Point
GPS: N 33 7.203, W 96 57.528
(33.1201, -96.9588)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: RatLTraps
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Cast shad RatLTraps to the bank, vary retrieve; dawn, dusk

LOCATION: Lake Limestone
HOTSPOT: Dooley Creek
GPS: N 31 25.149, W 96 22.05
(31.4192, -96.3675)

SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: Trotine or jugline
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Trotine or jugline in 3-15 feet of water; all day

LOCATION: Lake Palestine
HOTSPOT: Main Lake Points
GPS: N 32 13.5, W 95 29.2499
(32.2250, -95.4875)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Deep diver crankbaits in shad pattern, Carolina rig in Watermelon Red and the Big Eye jig in Watermelon Red or candy color.
SOURCE: Ricky Vandergriff
903-561-7299 or 903-530-2201
www.rickysguideservice.com
TIPS: Bass will be moving out from their spawning grounds and the male bass will be in the shallows with the fry that are left. Work main lake points for larger bass, fishing the first drop off from shore in 10 to 16 feet. Focus on points by the dam. Fish slow.

LOCATION: Lake Ray Hubbard
HOTSPOT: Robertson Park Flats
GPS: N 32 52.504, W 96 30.798
(32.8751, -96.5133)

SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: Cut shad or breem
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Use a 2-hook rig over 3/4 oz. weight; dusk-morning.

LOCATION: Lake Ray Roberts
HOTSPOT: Culp Island
GPS: N 33 21.351, W 97 4.52
(33.3559, -97.0753)

SPECIES: White Bass
BEST BAITS: Small lures, swimbaits, slabs
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Early and again late in the day, fish will chase shad to the surface. A Tiny Torpedo will produce. Another good choice is a 2-3 inch paddle tail swimbait on a jig head. When fish are not surfacing, jig a 3/4 oz. slab on the bottom in 15-25 feet of water.

LOCATION: Richland Chambers Lake
HOTSPOT: 309 Flats
GPS: N 31 58.71, W 96 6.864
(31.9785, -96.1144)

SPECIES: White Bass and Hybrid Striper
BEST BAITS: Slabs
SOURCE: Royce Simmons
903-389-4117
www.gonefishin.biz
TIPS: Hybrid Stripers and White Bass will be feeding aggressively in the main lake all month. Silver RSR Slabs fished in 20’-30’ water off the 309 Flats will result in lots of White Bass action and the occasional LARGE Hybrid Striper. Look for gulls to help locate the baitfish that the whites are feeding on.

LOCATION: Lake Somerville
HOTSPOT: Yegua Park Shoreline
GPS: N 30 17.76, W 96 32.784
(30.2960, -96.5464)

SPECIES: Catfish
BEST BAITS: CJ’s punch bait or shad
SOURCE: Weldon Kirk
979-229-3103
www.fishtales-guideservice.com
TIPS: Fish are still spawning. Fish shallows along the bank or structure. Use Kahle hook for Shad or a #6 treble hook for punch bait. Consider using a slip cork to prevent unwanted hookups.

LOCATION: Stillhouse Hollow Lake
HOTSPOT: Main Lake
GPS: N 31 0.8579, W 97 36.402
(31.0143, -97.6067)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Spinnerbaits, Crankbaits and Topwater Baits in natural colors
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Now is the time to fish early morning or late afternoon. Look for matted grass around flats and also timber around the back of the island. Work around timber and along the edges and through the grass.

LOCATION: Lake Tawakoni
HOTSPOT: Hickory Cove
GPS: N 32 56.541, W 96 1.832
(32.9424, -96.0305)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Most popular area on lake, many big fish, hit shallows
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Most popular area on lake, many big fish, hit shallows; dawn, morning, dusk.

LOCATION: Lake Texana
HOTSPOT: Point of River
GPS: N 29 1.671, W 96 33.278
(29.0279, -96.5546)

SPECIES: White Bass
BEST BAITS: Crankbaits
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish Rat-L-Traps or shallow crankbaits; good spot all day.

LOCATION: Lake Texoma
HOTSPOT: Little Mineral
GPS: N 33 49.711, W 96 40.026
(33.8285, -96.6671)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Spinnerbaits, soft plastics
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Fish points and dropoffs with spinnerbaits or soft plastics; dawn, dusk.

LOCATION: Lake Waco
HOTSPOT: Lakeshore Cove
GPS: N 31 34.384, W 97 11.657
(31.5731, -97.1943)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Worms, spinnerbaits
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Work motor oil worms slowly near trees and brush; late afternoon.

 

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LOCATION: Lake Alan Henry
HOTSPOT: Ince Cove
GPS: N 33 3.352, W 101 4.853
(33.0559, -101.0809)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Topwaters
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: Work the points and grass with Zara Spooks or shad topwaters; morning-afternoon.

LOCATION: Lake Amistad
HOTSPOT: Bridge Pilings
GPS: N 29 29.124, W 101 01.984
(29.4854, -101.0331)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Worms
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishgamegear
TIPS: In the afternoons, fish a 4-inch Roboworm. Dropshot vertically. Look for suspended fish.

LOCATION: Lake Arrowhead
HOTSPOT: Standing Timber
GPS: N 33 42.298, W 98 22.342
(33.7050, -98.3724)

SPECIES: Crappie
BEST BAITS: Minnows, jigs
SOURCE: Texas Lakes & Bays Fishing Atlas
Fishgame.com/fishandgamegear
TIPS: Fish the group of standing timber near the river channel with minnows or jigs; all day.

LOCATION: Lake Daniel
HOTSPOT: Main Lake
GPS: N 32 38.6027, W 98 51.8926
(32.6434, -98.8649)

SPECIES: Largemouth bass, white crappie
BEST BAITS: soft plastics, jigs, spinnerbaits
SOURCE: TPWD District Office
325-692-0921
TIPS: Lake Daniel is an excellent fishery for decent largemouth bass and white Crappie. Historically, the reservoir has produced multiple largemouth bass over 8 pounds. Lake Daniel is also one of the Big Country’s best crappie fisheries, and May provides an excellent opportunity to land some quality-sized fish. When fishing for largemouth bass, consider throwing Texas-rigged soft plastics, swim jigs, and spinners. Sticking to brighter or natural colors may be optimal. For crappie, sticking to jigs or smaller spinners fished off structure may produce a bite.

LOCATION: Fort Phantom Hill Res.
HOTSPOT: Main Lake
GPS: N 32 35.307, W 99 41.676
(32.588458, -99.694599)

SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
BEST BAITS: Senkos, worms, RatLTraps, crankbaits
SOURCE: TPWD District Office
325-692-0921
TIPS: Fishing shoreline vegetation and drop-offs should produce a good bite. Texas-rigged Senkos, darker-colored trick-worms, RatLTraps, and crank baits should work well for bass. This season is also great to catch schooling hybrid striped bass. For hybrids, consider chrome RatLTraps, chrome or white slabs, and blade baits.

LOCATION: Lake Granbury
HOTSPOT: Lower End Near Dam
GPS: N 32 22.659, W 97 42.009
(32.37765, -97.70015)

SPECIES: Striped Bass
BEST BAITS: Live shad, Willow shaped Slabs, bucktail jigs with a curly tail
SOURCE: Michael W. Acosta
Unfair Advantage Charters
254-396-4855
TIPS: Live shad worked near feeding flats. Downrigging jigs near channel ledges near baitfish can help locate active fish. Live shad fished on a carolina rig fished 15 to 25 feet down is hard to beat. Granbury water temperatures are in the 70’s and 80’s and summer patterns are starting to dominate. Striped bass are returning to the main lake (lower ends).

LOCATION: Lake Possum Kingdom
HOTSPOT: Broadway
GPS: N 32 51.823, W 98 32.067
(32.863712,-98.534446)

SPECIES: Striped Bass
BEST BAITS: Live shad, bucktail jigs, spoons
SOURCE: T.J. Ranft
Ranft Guide Service
940-452-8439
Tjranft17@gmail.com
TIPS: The stripers are starting to transition into their summer patterns. They will start to feed heavily in the early mornings and late evenings. These will be the prime times to target them. Live shad is the go-to for fishing ledges near large feeding flats, but some fish can be caught using bucktail jigs trolled with downriggers in the river channel and along these ledges. Water temps will be in the 70s and low 80s and on the rise. As the sun gets higher, the feeding will slow down and the fish will start to move to deeper water. Don’t be afraid to spend time looking for schools of fish. If they don’t bite when you find them, move on to another school. Another great option for targeting them is with large spoons. Drop the spoon down to them and jig it up and down. This will be a hard reaction bite so be ready. Stick to looking for fish in 20-40 feet of water, but don’t be afraid to look a little shallower or deeper.

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