Mary Elmer Lake Largemouth Bass Tips: [ Add Tip ]

- With water temperature picking up, pre-spawning bass will be more active. With the primary bait
fish, shad, moving closer to the bank in the morning, I'll suggest you get out there when the sun
rises. Don't miss out on the 1st day of spring. Female bass will be dying to eat anything during any
time.

Largemouth bass fishing is going to be slow with the water temperature at 35 degrees. If you have a chance to get out on the water, you are going to have to fish deep and slow. Jig fishing and Plastic baits may be your best bet this time of year for largemouth bass. You may also try fishing some sinking jerk baits.

Mary Elmer Lake Smallmouth Bass Tips: [ Add Tip ]

Smallmouth bass fishing is going to be slow with the water temperature at 35 degrees. It's time to fish deep and slow. Try some deep primary points, drop offs, and old river channels with rocks. Jigs, plastics and deep jerk baits will be your best bet to boat a smallmouth.

Mary Elmer Lake Crappie Tips: [ Add Tip ]

Crappie fishing is sometimes at its best with the water temperature down this low. Crappie will be in large schools and follow the large shad schools around in extremely deep water. Find the deepest parts of your lake in old river channels and scan your graph for schooling shad. When you find the school, drop your plastics or live bait down to the bottom of the shad and get ready. Many crappie fishermen will be catching awesome numbers and size of fish this time of year. If you are brave enough to get out on the water this time when the water temperature is this cold, it can really pay off. Be careful out there, remember to boat safely. Never take any chances at these temperatures.

Mary Elmer Lake Walleye Tips: [ Add Tip ]

Walleye function very well in the colder water temperatures. Try fishing some open flats and definitely use live bait when the water temperature is this low. Plastics with scent added will also produce results, but nothing beats live bait for walleye.

Mary Elmer Lake Catfish Tips: [ Add Tip ]

The catfish family comprises of blue catfish, flathead catfish and channel catfish. Since catfish are warm water fish, they aren’t going to be very active in this water temperature. They will still be feeding, but catfish will only be found very deep and feeding very slowly. Your best bet is give some of the more active fish species in your lake a shot until the cats are active again.

Mary Elmer Lake Spotted Bass Tips: [ Add Tip ]

Mary Elmer Lake White Bass Tips: [ Add Tip ]

Mary Elmer Lake Striped Bass Tips: [ Add Tip ]

Mary Elmer Lake Trout Tips: [ Add Tip ]

- With the lake repopulated with rainbow and brook trout, April 1st through April 30th is trout season. These fishing are biting on baited line. The fisherman are using powerbait trout bait. Biggest recorded trout weight was 4lbs. Everything else is either 2lbs or under. The water temperature for trout fishing is greatest when 53 degrees or higher. With the water temperature at 51 degrees, the trout fishing will be slow. Try using lures and live or artificial bait.