The Early Frog Bite

As we move to the spawn most fishermen forget that some of the best action and fun you can have is fishing a SPRO frog around weeds and lay downs on the edges of the banks. I know it抯 hard to believe but some of the best action during the spawn comes on top! There is however some keys to look for when identifying the right type of cover.


First and foremost this year and actually the last few years the milfoil and hydrilla has not yet started to grow in any large amounts anywhere on the lake; so you must use what nature gives us. That being the wiry Asian Primrose weed that grows and runs like Bermuda grass or a vine climbing a tree, it turns green early and the flower is already showing on top in many areas of the lake. These are ideal spots to fish a SPRO frog during the spawn as this weed grows in hard bottom areas and are typically in places where the bass spawn.


Bass also spawn around the lay downs and hard cover areas on the banks, where there is rock, trees, eel grass and just icky bank edges. Throw your SPRO frog into the forks of the lay downs or on the edges of the grass, rock or icky edges and you will find you could get a big toilet flush explosion from a monster spawning bass.

There is in my mind a big difference in fishing a frog during the spawn vs. the fall when there is grass everywhere; you must be accurate with your frog. You cannot get bite if you miss your targets, so put the frog in the strike zone because the strike zone is generally very narrow so if you miss reel it back quickly and go right back at your target. Lastly color really does matter this time of year, we experience a lot of muddy water from heavy rains in the spring, you must fish colors that many times contrast the water, if the water is clear fish reds, if its muddy fish whites, if its dark fish yellows. Color matters during the spawn so experiment with different colors if you don抰 get a blow up.