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OUTDOORS COMMENTARY: Have fun fishing high water – but keep an eye on the sky

Maybe after this week the rain will give us a break and hold off for a while. Most of our area lakes are above normal pool; some as much as 4 feet, and others about 2 to 3 feet above normal. The high water wouldn’t be too bad if this was July or August, but not during the spring spawn. I’m sure we had some spawn on Mayse, but I don’t believe it was a full one. Right now, besides being about 4 feet above normal pool, Pat Mayse has water that is heavily stained to muddy. This high water usually scatters the fish but the deeper fish are not bothered as much as the shallow ones.

OUTDOORS COMMENTARY: Have fun fishing in a protected cove despite bad weather

OUTDOORS COMMENTARY: Forecast calls for rain so keep an eye on the sky

On most of our area lakes, the fish have spawned or are getting ready to begin their spawning cycle. They aren’t all in the same spawning cycle though. On several of our lakes, we still have fish staging or getting ready to make beds. The staging fish out in a little deeper water are the females, and the bed makers are the males. The good thing is the females will eat if you get your bait in front or above them. The reason these fish will eat is because they know that it might be awhile before they can eat again, plus going through the stress of laying eggs.

OUTDOORS COMMENTARY: The spawn is almost here so get your gear ready

At Pat Mayse last weekend, I noticed only a few bass have moved into the shallows. There was more activity in the early morning hours, and they were pretty aggressive. They were hitting on bladed jigs, lipless cranks and spinnerbaits. Around 9 a.m., the aggressive ones disappeared and then, staying shallow, a black-and-blue jig seemed to be the better choice, just flipping in and around the flooded buck brush. After 9 a.m., main lake and secondary points were only fair, but you can catch a few on crankbaits, jigs and creature baits. Keep an eye out for nighttime temps to reach high 50s to lower 60s because this means water temps will also be warming. The water temps on Mayse ranged from the high 50s to the lower 60s. That last arctic front pushed the fish back into their winter patterns, but with warmer nights and warmer water, you can expect to see a wave of fish moving into the shallows.

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