Find fish in the spawn

Spring is an exciting time of year for all types of angling. The weather is warming and so is the water. Each year, the fish complete a life cycle process that ensures the population will continue to flourish for years to come. The spring of the year is all about the spawn, whether the fish are staging and preparing to move to the shallows, actively spawning or working their way out from the shallows when they’ve completed that most important process. 

Although the spring is an exciting time for angling, it can be challenging to keep up with the fish as changing weather systems affect the water temperature, clarity and level. Spring is also a time of year when really big bass can be caught as they come in to spawn and transition to their post-spawn habitats. By understanding which phase the fish are in at the time, an angler could start to predict where the fish should be – or at least where they are headed.