Kentucky Lake Largemouth Bass

Spring - From late winter to early spring, expect the bass to start moving into shallower water. They will begin their transition from the main lake into the creeks and bays. Pre-spawn largemouths will be found on the main lake points and typically the first secondary points. From mid-April through early May, you can expect most of the largemouth bass to have moved shallow to spawn. It all depends on the weather and a cold front can easily push bass out of the bays into deeper water. Follow the fishing reports to get an idea of when the bass fishing heats up. It can get really good here. Bass will be feeding on a variety of baits such as crankbaits, jigs, spinnerbaits, soft plastics and live bait. Once bass get into their post-spawn pattern you can typically still find plenty of bass shallow, but it is mostly the smaller males. The bigger females will move to deeper water to recover from the spawn and they will be harder to catch.