Pre-Spawn: How to fish it
Search suitable routes with a moving presentation, then slow down or place the lure precisely where fish respond. Read consecutive local temperature observations and fish behaviour. A sunny afternoon can be worth checking but is not a guaranteed feeding window.
Pre-Spawn
Look for a sustained warming trend, suitable nesting habitat and fish staging on connected feeding routes. Bass can feed before this phase; a temperature threshold does not switch feeding on. In Canada, an exposed main lake can lag well behind a sheltered bay. A cold reversal can interrupt progress. Check local observations and access rules rather than transferring southern dates north.
- What is happening
- Where the fish are
- How to fish it