St. Johns River FL Bass Fishing Reports

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Aprils already here and the news is that the bass are spawning up and down the St.Johns River from Jacksonville to Lake George with the chances of a trophy fish high!

From Jacksonville to Palatka check in the many coves along the river in the grass beds for the spawning fish. Look for open pockets in the eelgrass and cast your bait across the open pocket and slowly pull your bait back in to it then let it sit there for a little bit shaking the bait every once in a while, If there's a fish protecting the bed then it should hit your bait, If not then continue fishing untill you see another open spot in the grass and then repeat the procedure. Also bass will spawn in the many canals up and down the river, Here there is not as much grass in the canals so look for these bedding fish along the bulkheads. While loooking for these fish you may try throwing a Trickworm or a Repala to target some of the fish that have already spawned out and are protecting thr fry.

From Palatka south to Lake George there are not as many coves for the fish to spawn in but there are many canals for them to frequient, Look for these fish just as you would in the canals up north, These fish have been spawning longer than the fish up north so you may have a better chance of catching post spawn fish in the canals and around the mouth of these canals.

In little Lake George the fish are starting to spread out in the grassbeds on the east side and on the wood cover on the west side of the lake. There are still a few fish still spawning but their getting few and far between.

On Lake George the spawn has just about run it's course and the bass are starting to spread out in the grassbeds here also. As it continues to get warmer some of these fish will even move out deeper to the wood structure in the way of the many pilings around the lake.

In Dunn's Creek a popular place to find spawning fish is in the many canals that run off of Dunn's Creek, Here also the Trickworms and Repalas work well!

In Cresent Lake the bass are in the coves along the west side of the lake and will also spawn along the east shore too but the water in Cresent is normally dark and stained that finding the bedding fish hard to see, The best bets here are slowly fishing topwater baits and jerkbaits over the shallow areas.

In Rodman Reservoir the bass are moving out of the channels and canal into the flats, Many of the fish have already spawned out but a few are still bedding but harder to find. Try fishing jerkbaits and Rattle Traps on the flats and around the many stumps.

Until Next Time, Good Luck! Fatboy

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