Lake Padden Largemouth Bass Tips: [ Add Tip ]

Largemouth bass fishing is going to be slow with the water temperature at 52 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.

Lake Padden Smallmouth Bass Tips: [ Add Tip ]

With the water temperature at 52 degrees smallmouth bass fishing is ready to heat up for spring. The bass will be starting to move into their spawning area. Smallmouth bass will generally spawn on rock and gravel bottoms that are protected from the elements. It's time to get fishing and look for staging bass in deeper water.

Lake Padden Crappie Tips: [ Add Tip ]

Crappie should be getting ready to spawn. Stay out in deeper water and look for schools. Schooling shad will be harder to find with this water temperature so when you find it, stay on it. Crappie schools will be breaking up quite a bit getting ready for the spawn. Also try fishing shallower with small crank baits and spinners on the warm banks with direct sunlight. This is a great time to be on the water.

Lake Padden Walleye Tips: [ Add Tip ]

The walleye spawn is in full swing now. With Walleye spawning grounds generally on gravel and rocky bottoms and preferring clean water. Try throwing reaction type baits up in the shallows. Rip-Rap, damns, rocky bottom points are perfect to hit. Try fishing some faster crank baits and spinners this time of year. As always fall back to the standard walleye fishing tactics, but it won?t hurt bringing out the bass gear in search for spawning walleyes. In this water temperature, always be safe on the water.

Lake Padden 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.

Lake Padden Spotted Bass Tips: [ Add Tip ]

With Lake Padden at 52 degree water temperature this is a great time to get out on the water and try hitting some deeper primary and secondary points. Spotted bass will be feeding at this water temperature but will be much harder to catch. On Sunny warm afternoons its a great time to throw a crank bait, jigs or slow roll a spinnerbait at 5-10 foot on sunny points and drops off of sunny flats. Spottted Bass will move into warm water on warm sunny days.

Lake Padden White Bass Tips: [ Add Tip ]

Lake Padden Striped Bass Tips: [ Add Tip ]

Lake Padden Trout Tips: [ Add Tip ]

- There are a few factors that may impact your success at catching a trout.
Remember, you must change your tactics every once in a while because depending on
what day it is, certain types of baits will work better. Also, the distance from
your weight to the hook will vary depending on the depth of the water where you
are casting and on the day. This distance should be greater for deeper waters.
Fish have an extremely good sense of smell so be careful that your hands do not
smell like gas or any other chemicals such as soap. The amount of bites will peak
at a certain time of day. This time will vary every day so there\'s no way of
guessing when your chances are best.