Largemouth bass spawn in the spring. They spawn in the shallows, when the water reaches around 60 degrees. When searching for a spawning location, bass tend to find ones where it is shallow and well protected. Usually within 10 feet of the shore or so, bass will find there spawning area. When fishing largemouth bass be sure to start wishing where the sun hits the shallows the most. The water will be warmer there.

Spotting Nests

When fishing largemouth bass when they are spawning, search in the shallows for their nests. Their nests are usually white or black patches on the bottom. It really all depends on the lake floor itself. Remember to look where there is more sun and about 10 feet out. The bigger largemouth bass will be deeper and usually spawn first.

Baits to Use when Fishing largemouth bass during spawning

The best bait to use are plastic baits, like plastic worms and gitzits (best for when the bass are not striking). Also, good types of baits to use are top water and spinner baits.

When bass are in heavier cover, be sure to use any type of jig bait. I personally love to take a gitzits bait and use the drop shot rigging. It's a personal preference of mine.

Also, be sure that when you are fishing in heavy cover to weed guard your bait as much as you can. This will save you time, and money as it has caused many anglers to lose their lures.

Fishing largemouth bass during their spawning season is the time to catch them.

Ihave been fishing since I was 5. I have read many books and guides for throughout the years, but I always came up short on the line. The largest bass I ever caught was about maybe 3 lbs or so. Until I found the a bass fishing guide. After reading it, I was applying everything I learned and within a couple days I landed in my first hog! It was amazing! I couldn't believe it. Everything I was missing and didn't know, the guide taught me it all.

I have struggled for a long time to catch big bass.I had no idea how to catch them. I could not find them, then once I found them, I could not catch them. I knew I was doing something wrong. So I spent a lot of money on special lure kits and gadgets that I thought would help, but it did not.

It was not until I came across, but then I learned the secrets of fishing big bass from CatchBassGuide.com

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Ryan is an avid fisherman, who primarily fishes for largemouth bass.

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  If you’re serious about the fishing game, and I assume you are, there’s a very basic reality that needs to be applied. If you cannot get to where the fish are because you have the wrong boat, what good will it do to impress your friends with just a nice boat ride? So many people buy overpriced boats that are basically just status symbols while those small drawers are catching all the fish.
   I am speaking of how much water your boat draws. In what depth will it float and not rub bottom? The problem is this, of a norm; your best fishing is going to be in about 1.5 feet of water. Heat and cold can change this point, but the overall rule is around 2 feet max. This means that your boat cannot draw too much water. 
   Of all the boats I have had in my life, Majek stands out as my choice. These boats draw the least amount of water with the best float and maneuverability. You can load a Majek up with people and gear and still only draw inches of water. Their streamline build, along with their width vs. depth buoyancy, makes these crafts my choice to get where you need to be to catch your limit.
   Now, this is not to downgrade other good manufactures. Majek is just my choice. If you buy any boat, just remember to pay close attention to how much water it will draw when fully loaded. Remember, that little old man in that little old boat may be loaded with fish!

Captain Mike Scott is a retired Texas Gulf fishing guide and commercial fisherman. As Mike puts it "If you really want to catch your limit talk to me." Please feel free to contact Mike for any fishing questions through AlphaLane.com or by using his site email in the AlphaLane search page. Use Mike's CID which is 119 or simply search on category 'fishing'.

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  The wind lays and not even a ripple disturbs the surface. I am prone to get very excited when I see this condition. This is because it’s floundering time! Gigging flounder, in South Texas, is most definitely not your ordinary fishing experience. There’s nothing quite like this!
   It is amazing what comes into shallow water at night. The fish feel protected, under the dark canopy of night. This makes them adventurous and chance taking, something in our favor. They cruise the shallows and somewhat blinded by your floundering lights.
   There’s an art to gigging flat fish and this sport I highly recommend. When you spot your prey, be slow to break the water with the gig. This allows no sudden change in pressure, which is a flounder’s way of sensing trouble. Let the gig move into position slowly over the fish and then strike. Be ready for a quick response because a five-pound flounder can literally pull the gig right out of your hand!
   Another thing to be aware of, is that not all flat fish are flounders and you may not be able to distinguish between stingray and flounder in the shadows. I have lost gigs to rays as big as a coffee table. The whole bottom seemed to explode when I mistakenly gigged the wrong fish!
   A grand advantage to night gigging is it tells the story of where the big reds are. You see more redfish feeding at night than at any other time and be assured that if they are thick at some bank you are floundering at night, that is where they will be the next day. So, just come back for the second course in your boat and cast into huge schools of redfish. Flounder and redfish for dinner, not bad for a night’s work!

Captain Mike Scott is a retired Texas Gulf fishing guide and commercial fisherman. As Mike puts it "If you really want to catch your limit talk to me." Please feel free to contact Mike for any fishing questions through AlphaLane.com or by using his site email in the AlphaLane search page. Use Mike's CID which is 119 or simply search on category 'fishing'.

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   This may be what you will see and smell if you happen to be near a large school of trout, commonly called spotted weakfish. They are anything but weak, feeding in frenzy. When the odor of watermelon permeates the air, someone may be having a picnic behind a sand dune or more likely, get ready for some hot action!
   These fish feed so hard that they throw up and then they feed again, much like the ancient Roman empire, so much food so little time. They regurgitate, and when they do, it produces a slick on the water, a veritable oil slick. Unfortunately, the slick will move with the tide and wind and you cannot always pinpoint the fish by it. Do you see seagulls circling and dipping down to the water? It’s likely they are feeding on the same bait school as the trout. Use this as a marker to relocate the school.
   Live shrimp is usually what one thinks of with trout. But herein lies a problem and the solution is my tip for you. With shrimp you will catch your limit, but these fish will barely stay legal size because all will be small. There is a way to change this. There are bigger trout in the school. The little ones are so quick to attack the shrimp that the bigger fish don’t have much chance, much like a sixty year old in a footrace with a teenager. To get the most from this scenario, take piggy perch with you, sometimes known as grunters, and make sure these are good size perch. These perch are much hardier than shrimp and give the bigger trout the chance to get to the bait. Once the big boys get to the bait, the teenagers get out of the way and the action heats up. Hook your perch about one half inch back from the tail and watch the size of your trout go up.

Captain Mike Scott is a retired Texas Gulf fishing guide and commercial fisherman. As Mike puts it "If you really want to catch your limit talk to me." Please feel free to contact Mike for any fishing questions through AlphaLane.com or by using his site email in the AlphaLane search page. Use Mike's CID which is 119 or simply search on category 'fishing'.

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You will be stepping into another realm when you go fly fishing.Try fly fishing for a very rewarding experience, It is not required that you leave the planet or have an out-of-body experience; but, when you fly fish, sometimes you will have such a feeling.

Since you can't fly fish at your house, in your office, or in a city, you have to visit the wild. There, you will see some of Mother Nature's vast treasures - the rivers, lakes, and bountiful mountain streams. Noisy crowds, busy people, and demanding schedules are just not allowed in places where you can get in touch with wild wonders.

Some individuals will think, "What a wonderful idea!" Others may feel that this is just what they need. Unfortunately, most people have no clue as to how to begin. Consequently, obtaining the services of a fly fishing guide is a terrific way to make your fishing experience a great one.

Anyone who wants to have an extraordinary fly fishing adventure needs a fishing guide. It does not matter if you have never fished or done fly fishing before. Whether you are new to fishing or you are a third generation fisherman, you can still benefit from a fly fishing guide. It is not even important that you may be staying local or that you will travel to a distant location.

Here are reasons why one would want to hire the services of a fly fishing guide: Beginners or novices can benefit greatly from a guide's experience. Guides are generally experts at showing you areas where to fish, and they also can be useful for giving valuable fishing advice.

A fly fishing guide is not just helpful to novices or people needing basic instruction. Whether you take a day class, go on an overnight trip, or hire a guide to travel with you to some remote destination, many of these guides will not only improve your fishing experience at the moment, but they can impart information and techniques that you can build on as you go forward in the sport.

Most people work on average 40-50 hours at their jobs each week as well as often spending another 10-12 hours on their personal interests or hobbies.. If fly fishing were your occupation, as well as your personal interest and hobby, just imagine how much time you would be spending on learning and developing your skills as an angler.

Just think of all the sites you would be able to locate and take advantage of. Fly fishing guides might spend a week camping and fishing at a new, bountiful spot. Even if you have spent twenty or more years fishing, it is not likely that you would have had all the time to discover even a third of the great sites that a professional fishing guide might find.

Certainly, you may start out by balking at the prices personal guides charge, but contemplate this. You will have already purchased hundreds of dollars of equipment, accessories, and gear, and you may only have a short amount of time to go fly fishing. Therefore, it makes sense that you should make the most of your fly fishing experience by using the services of a guide who will lead you where you have never been before, take you to where the fish are jumping, and maybe offer you some tips that will improve your fly fishing experiences in the future.

Fishing Walleye
People living around the Western Basin of Lake Erie, the Detroit River and Lake St Clair area are "arguably" situated in the heart of the best freshwater fishing in the world. It's is difficult to surpass the smallmouth bass fishing in this great region with all it's rocky shoreline, open water reefs and islands and great spawning areas. The yellow perch population has made a significant turnaround in the past 5 years.

Now we get to the really good stuff. The walleye fishing in Western Lake Erie lays claim to huge numbers of walleyes and several year classes are currently represented. This signifies a better chance to maintain breeding year classes in the future. To the un-educated, a day of fishing that produces big boxes of all large fish, may seem a good thing. However to the knowledgeable fisherman that is alarming. Big fish are immensely satisfying to catch, but if you aren't seeing small fish, the future of the species is in danger. Fortunately recent years have given up good numbers of young fish that speak well for a few years at least.

Detroit River
The walleye run in the Detroit River during spring warming is kind to the fisherman that masters it and starts the fishing for the year with large numbers of walleyes ranging from behemoth monsters during the early part of the season to large numbers of yearling fish in late April and May. The key to this game is conquering wind and current. Boat control is KEY to success. When you learn to manage your boat so the perfect vertical jigging is possible, a number of baits will spur the fish into action. Nearly of equal importance is water clarity. It is extremely difficult to pull fish from dirty water. The angler should search out the cleanest water of the day and work it to find and catch fish. This water color is generally most affected by wind direction and wind strength. Typically one side of the river will be clean and one side will be dirty. On days when the water is crystal clear everywhere in the Detroit River, prepare for a fun day.

Walleye fishing in the main part of Western Lake Erie really picks up steam about Mid June, although weather conditions determine the speed and direction of the movements of the large schools of post spawn walleye. In General these large schools move out of the spawning areas of the south and west part of the basin. They move north in large schools and they turn east when nearing the Canadian shallows. They prefer to nose into the current so extended winds in any particular direction do influence the speed and movement of these schools. For a great day by one of the most knowledgeable and successful walleye fishermen on western Lake Erie, you might contact John Sims who has operated Chante Charters out of Kingsville Ontario for a zillion years.

World's Best Fishing
We aren't finished yet with the good news. Musky fishing in Lake St. Clair is rated at the top of the pile worldwide. Numbers are very good and many big fish are caught by the good anglers on nearly a daily basis. If you want a good day fishing and you want to fish with a charter captain that understands these fish, contact Bob Devine who operates Chartertalk Fishing Guide Service.

Let's finish this up with arguably the most addictive fishing we have the opportunity to experience. For several years running now, deeper waters east of Point Pelee have offered us simply unbeatable rainbow trout fishing. These fish are exciting to catch and available in large numbers generally beginning to crank on good about mid July. Methods of fishing range from wire line, downriggers and using dipsy divers. Fish will even be taken utilizing planer boards and crankbaits. They feed heavily on baitfish. Look for a big school of baitfish and then work that school. You will catch fish when the fish are on and you work the bait fish.

Well this scratches the surface of the fishing available in the Wheatley to Windsor fishing zone. Much more can be said and usually is.