Is it too soon for bass

[xxmonitorlizardxx]

I was just told that we could fish at that boat house by the turtle back zoo and that there's a good amount of bass there. And since trout are being a pain in the arse it would be nice to switch it up. But I was wondering maybe it's too soon or cold for them.

[justin1982]

I've actually done well around this time for pre-spawn bass. Texas rigged worms by structure does well for me. However, that lake near turtle back zoo has been severely overfished and a lot of the bass are gone. I used to sneak in when I was a kid and the fishing was awesome. When it opened publicly years ago, the fishing was great but IMO it's deteriored ever since.

[xxmonitorlizardxx]

Could you recommend any other good lakes in the Essex/union county area? All of the other lakes are either overfished or were drained or had something else happen to them.

[acabtp]

run your lures real slow the water is still cold and the bass are being lazy

also don't forget bass are catch & release only 4/15 - 6/15

[Chrisper4694]

the water is much colder right now than it usually is at this time in april so it's def going to be slow slow going....painfully slow...

i haven't hooked into one yet open water...actually i haven't hooked into anything other than trout and chubs open water yet. You never know though, they'll snap on and start feeding for pre spawn any day. I just hope they finish before the end of their closed season!

[Lard Almighty]

It's never too soon for bass! You'll need a slow presentation (jig, slowly twitched jerkbait, worm) and target deep water and drop-offs near likely spawning flats. Once the water starts to warm up those bass are going to want to move up quick.