This weekend I'm fishing in a lake in Valdosta that's sprig feed,I think it's around 1000 acres, so it's a small lake but it's completely lined with crypress trees, in the sticks it's about 5-8 around the edge and then once you move closer to shore its 3-5 feet mainly. The lake is coco brown tool and water temp this time of the year is low 80s. I will be fishing in the early morning in 5 feet of water in the sticks. Any suggestions on lures or baits to throw?

Is it banks lake? That's the lake I fish everyday, I live in valdosta.

Brightly colored squarebills are killer bumped and banged around the Cyprus trees, just get ready to start cursing some tree moss because its EVERYWHERE out there. When it comes to soft plastics brightly or very dark colored beaver style lures and trick worms work very well for me.

If it is banks lake, go waaay in the back and the lilly pads are so thick it looks like you can walk on them and there is a lot if matted grass, if you punch through this or run baits over and under the pads you WILL catch bass.

If you follow the main channel down the middle of the lake you will hit some matted grass, I'd start fishing there and work your way down until you hit the pads I talked about. Then maybe start fishing all throughout the Cyprus trees...

If your even talking about banks that is... It sounds like what you described...

Edit: sorry, I'm assuming you have a boat

Is it banks lake? That's the lake I fish everyday, I live in valdosta.

Brightly colored squarebills are killer bumped and banged around the Cyprus trees, just get ready to start cursing some tree moss because its EVERYWHERE out there. When it comes to soft plastics brightly or very dark colored beaver style lures and trick worms work very well for me.

If it is banks lake, go waaay in the back and the lilly pads are so thick it looks like you can walk on them and there is a lot if matted grass, if you punch through this or run baits over and under the pads you WILL catch bass.

If you follow the main channel down the middle of the lake you will hit some matted grass, I'd start fishing there and work your way down until you hit the pads I talked about. Then maybe start fishing all throughout the Cyprus trees...

If your even talking about banks that is... It sounds

like what you described...

Edit: sorry, I'm assuming you have a boat

It's lake octhacceee

Square bills for sure.

It's lake octhacceee

Okay sorry, my go to bait around Cyprus trees is the squarebill crankbait. Just throw it close to them and bump it off the stumps for best results, you will get hung up every now and then so if your bank fishing and don't wanna lose lures id try something else.

Try slow, fast, and moderate speeds and throw in a couple stops and goes.

If they don't bite a squarebill just go home

Square bill, jika rig, and a JIG!

 

Black back/chartreuse for square bill and darker colors for the jig and Jika rig.

sounds like good froggin water

don't forget, the network of cypress knees under the water normally extends as far out as 20 yards away from the tree.

fish it just like anything else, the entire racket:

Jigs

cranks

worms

spinnerbaits

topwater

ect.

Sounds like a fun place to go after the bass. I'd also choose a single gold Colorado blade with a chartreuse

skirt spinnerbait and work it slow to moderate speed making contact with the cover. Any faster and they tend

to want to helicopter. Would also throw a tandem Colorado Indiana blades in chartreuse in a 3/8 ounce size.

For me, I always have a Texas rigged worm ready to go. The worm ain't dead with me.  Good luck.