Well Guy’s What’s it going to take on Beaver.

[snagged in outlet 3]

5 hours ago, Bill Babler said:

Anybody tells us the spawn is over in mid-April is full of Fueey. 

Those guys fishing up the river are catching prespawn LM by the bucketful 

People want to start it to quick and end it way way to quickly. 

Since the 90’s I’ve caught spawning spotted bass in the Shell Knob Kings River area,  clear into the last week of May first week of June. 

Seems like it always goes LM, SM, K’s but I might be rethinking as the number of LM they’re swinging that haven’t spawned is substantial  

Good Lord does not put all his eggs in one basket  

 

That’s great news.   I’ll be back in week or two.   I have an eye issue I need to take care of.   Then…….  LOOK OUT!! 

[Quillback]

Strader just got a 5 1/2, it's down to the wire with him and Floyd.

[Quillback]

Floyd hung in there.  Fun to watch when it goes down to the wire.

[bferg]

Well- I thought it would be mainly post spawn and mid to lower end deal.  Shows what I know.

 

I’ve seen a lot of tournaments here where the river bite is good then fades by the end of the week- always good fish there, just not always enough of them.

But this week the rain and rising water played out perfectly for the river guys.  Heard an interesting comment from one of the guys this week- he said we talk about longer days and water temps a lot when it comes to the spawn, but not water levels.  He said in some parts of the lake the fish really want a certain water level to spawn.  Had never heard that before but thought it was interesting.