Springfield Lake Evening Report

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Water felt great. We headed up river from the boat ramp. Fished blk/blue jig and blk/blue chigger-craw...caught a 6inch LM....he was with his 5 brothers and sisters Lots of small bass up where the James gets narrow. Fished back down river... had lots of little bass following and bump. Waited for the sun to get down lower and went straight to the lake..Caught SEVERAL BASS IN THE GRASS BEDS. They had been FEEDING ON CRAW-FISH AND SMALL BAIT FISH and ANYTHING ELSE THAT RESEMBLES THAT.

We caught 5 bass in the 2-3lb range on THE LARGE SIZE Baby Bass Spooks and The Blk/Blu Jig w/Blk/Blu Chigger-craw.

We had no luck on Senkos, Torpedoes, Chartreuse Spinner Baits or Chartreuse Crank baits...we tried..believe me...my arms a little sore.

If I was to fish Springfield Lake Tomorrow...I would hit those Grass Beds like nobody's business. Anywhere in the Grass Beds where they come together at a point... were pay off spots. We caught them in the same places as last year at this time. Make them Spooks walk the dog and slow crawl your jig.. use 1/8 to 1/4 oz jig heads so they fall slower....the 1/2 oz did not work out for us.

The water was pretty much calm...except for where all the bass kept hitting bait on top water. We could see lots of them..it is about 2ft deep in the grass with some spots at 3-5' deep holes.

Did not get to make it to the rocky area closer to the park so I cant report on that.

Hope this helps.

Good Luck and Safe Fishing