Jordan
Lake in May
When Spotted Bass have commenced with the rituals of spawning,
feeding becomes their number one priority. Schooling will
now take place below upper Mitchell Lake dam in Jordan Lake’s
headwaters.
This frantic topwater action can also be found in the mouths
of feeder creeks and up in small pockets. Up in the creeks,
flats will show more than one school of spotted bass, usually
feeding during the early morning period.
Late in the day, when water is generated or during cloudy
or overcast periods, are also prime times for these spotted
bass.
Largemouth's get in on the action to, when schooling takes
place in May.
Often largemouth bass can be seen hanging right in there with
the spotted bass, competing for baitfish in these creek backwaters,
lake headwaters and along spawning flats. Schooling right along
with the spots!
Weeds play a huge role, now that several aquatic varieties
are in full bloom. Bass inhabit this highly oxygenated green
growth during May.
Many bass
just remain in the general vicinity of where they previously
spawned, often for the remainder of the Summer, living and
feeding around the lake’s new growing weeds.
Lures that mimic baitfish are nailed in and around these aquatic
weeds during these times. Weedless spoons are good lure choices,
that many anglers fail to even try, when bass are feeding on
shad in these weeds.
Buzzbaits, topwater lures, jerkbaits, and spinnerbaits, always
generate a few bites.
On highly pressured waters, where bass see lures daily, try
fishing with weightless, brightly colored soft plastics like
floating worms, Senkos, soft plastic jerkbaits, floating lizards
and crayfish imitations. Frogs and rats too! In both natural
and bright colors!
This will give the bass a different look (at a brightly colored
lure), from what is used to seeing, in the form of an average
lure color most other anglers are using.
These fake offerings are all good lure choices, along with
other off-the-wall lures, especially lures that bass are not
accustomed to seeing.
By late May on into early June on Jordan Lake the post spawn
season transitions into early summer and you can bet these
bass have been hooked by a lot of lures! So show them something
different!
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