Fishing The Bass Spawn! February-March 2022

Pre and Post-Spawn Bass Fishing

We are in what most bass fisherman would consider the most exciting season to fish for Largemouth Bass in Florida. The early spring pre-spawn, middle spring spawn, and late spring post-spawn. This is the time to fish for that trophy Bass!

What Makes The Spawn So Exciting?

We just finished the pre-spawn. This is when both male Bass and female Bass are feeding almost all day trying to get fat before they swim up shallow to spawn. Spawning is when male and female Bass makes a nest, commonly referred to as a bed, in the 10ft to 2ft range. The bed is where the male and female Bass will lay their eggs to make babies. This makes them a very easy target when shallow water fishing! A spawning Bass can be extremely aggressive, and sight fishing for them is one of the most exciting ways to catch a Largemouth Bass. We just started the Spawn and we are catching many males and some females off beds. We will continue to catch a lot of pre-spawn and spawning fish the next few weeks. We commonly use speed worms, creature baits, jigs and flukes when bed fishing. Out in the open water we will use senkos, flukes, umbrella rigs, swim jigs and chatterbaits. This is the time of year when our Bass are big and hungry. Most fish will have a fat belly from feeding so much, and the big females are very active right now too. This time of year is your best chance to catch a trophy sized Bass. We have also been catching Crappie and Chain Pickerel on some of our trips!

Male Bass vs Female Bass

Our Male Bass on the Butler Chain of Lakes in Orlando range from 1-4 pounds. The female Bass are the ones that can grow into that double digit 10+ pound range. A quick way to identify a male versus a female is to observe the shape of their mouth. A male Bass will have a V or U shaped mouth. A female Bass will have a O (round) shaped mouth, hence the term bucket mouth. We all hope to find that big female Bass this time of year!
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