Cold front...

[SteveM4A1]

anybody go out today? was tough for me with only premature fish biting...the fish were off their beds but i couldn't get them to bite

[lroberts]

anybody go out today? was tough for me with only premature fish biting...the fish were off their beds but i couldn't get them to bite

The fish are not on their beds or even close to them at Monroe man. I would venture to say that they haven't anywhere....even in farms ponds. What do the rest of you think?

[JustinM]

There are fresh beds at bluegrass. Seems daily I am catching more and more with busted up tails.

[Embrey]

anybody go out today? was tough for me with only premature fish biting...the fish were off their beds but i couldn't get them to bite

this seems wrong

[ElectricSLT]

We caught a few bass last weekend above Walls - late afternoon surface temp were low 60's then.

The fish we caught were all 1-5 deep - but had just come up and were overall very pale - none had bloody tails.

We spent over an hour in a good spawning cove and did not see one bed - but saw more sunning turtles in there than I ever remember before . . . IMO water needs to warm up some before they kick into full spawn mode at Patoka.

[lroberts]

We are planning a trip to Monroe on April 22-25. Never been there, new fisherman. If you don't mind I'd like to contact you later for a couple of tips.

Sure....PM me

[lroberts]

There are fresh beds at bluegrass. Seems daily I am catching more and more with busted up tails.

The bass are not spawning yet...anywhere!!!!! Up there shallow.....yes....but not spawning. The crappies haven't even finished yet!
Busted up tails are not the best/only sign of spawning. Steve (from other post) what makes you think they have spawned? I'm sure they are closer to spawning in ponds and smaller lakes though.

[ClarkIR]

The bass are not spawning yet...anywhere!!!!! Up there shallow.....yes....but not spawning. The crappies haven't even finished yet!
Busted up tails are not the best/only sign of spawning. Steve (from other post) what makes you think they have spawned? I'm sure they are closer to spawning in ponds and smaller lakes though.

I would say that they will be spawning soon in smaller ponds. Wed is a new moon. Good chance the females will be on the beds then. I caught a 2 lb female that I am assuming was near her bed for spawn.

[JustinM]

The bass are not spawning yet...anywhere!!!!! Up there shallow.....yes....but not spawning. The crappies haven't even finished yet!
Busted up tails are not the best/only sign of spawning. Steve (from other post) what makes you think they have spawned? I'm sure they are closer to spawning in ponds and smaller lakes though.

You keep thinking that. I'll keep pulling them off the beds at loon. Stevens can tell you the same thing. And the bluegrass area would qualify as a smaller lake with loon and otter being shallower than bluegrass. 190 acre lake after a good down pour is a smaller lake. If fish have bloody tails and are not moving off one bed for just about anything i would see that as they are spawning. Now I will agree that the bigger females have not all moved up yet. But the males sure are ready. With big fish being caught at a really good rate right now it's the start of the spawn. Just because you're not seeing reports or pictures of them being caught there does not mean it isn't happening. The guys who fish bluegrass a lot I promise you they are holding their own right now.

[lroberts]

You keep thinking that. I'll keep pulling them off the beds at loon. Stevens can tell you the same thing. And the bluegrass area would qualify as a smaller lake with loon and otter being shallower than bluegrass. 190 acre lake after a good down pour is a smaller lake. If fish have bloody tails and are not moving off one bed for just about anything i would see that as they are spawning. Now I will agree that the bigger females have not all moved up yet. But the males sure are ready. With big fish being caught at a really good rate right now it's the start of the spawn. Just because you're not seeing reports or pictures of them being caught there does not mean it isn't happening. The guys who fish bluegrass a lot I promise you they are holding their own right now.

OK man....whatever. Has anyone else in Indiana seen a bedding bass??? I said they might be close and some males may be up there getting ready. I was in a big tourney yesterday and talked to probably 25 other guys from around the state and they all said the bass are NOT spawning yet....if you are seeing them up shallow that doesn't mean they have to be actually be spawning. Fish move shallow this time of year, but they almost never spawn until the first week of May....near that full moon. I don't know what you mean by holding their own, but catching fish in a 190 acre lake isn't like catching them in a big lake.....its too easy!!!!!

[lroberts]

I would say that they will be spawning soon in smaller ponds. Wed is a new moon. Good chance the females will be on the beds then. I caught a 2 lb female that I am assuming was near her bed for spawn.

I agree Clark...soon, but not yet. Water temps and timing are not right yet!

[SteveM4A1]

you guys need to get your glasses on. on some of my local lakes, some have spawned out and hatched with the males guarding the fry. you can call me a liar all you want, or that i don't know what i'm talking about, but with the water at these places being above 72 degrees, well i need not say more...

p.s. these are very small lakes, not above 200 acres...so don't freak out. i'm sure bigger lakes like patoka and especially monroe are NOWHERE near spawning...but don't forget, when you say no place has any fish spawning, that is a dumb thing to say, unless you've been to every lake/pond in the state in the past week and have seen it.