Is it possible for bass to not spawn at all one year? I live in southeast NY and we had one of the worst coldest springs on record. The weather has finally stabilized the last 2-3 weeks or so. One lake I regularly frequent I saw no signs of bass on beds at all this year although I have seen bluegill on beds. The fishing at this lake was considerably poor up until a few weeks ago. every other lake I have fished so far this spring I have seen spawning bass.

 

All the lakes and ponds I fish are small 10-100 acre mudholes that average 3' in depth

It’s possible to have a failed spawn. My home lake had a really bad golden algae bloom and a die off happened at the time of spawn, the bass were struggling to live so didn’t end up spawning. 

 

 

40 minutes ago, Ktho said:

It’s possible to have a failed spawn. My home lake had a really bad golden algae bloom and a die off happened at the time of spawn, the bass were struggling to live so didn’t end up spawning. 

 

 

Fortunately I haven't seen any dead bass. I have heard that after a bass spawns if the water temperature drops too cold the eggs and fry could possibly die

I'm seeing the opposite, late spawners. Males on beds, males and fat girls courting. All the fish I've caught except for one were in known spawning areas, and personally seen them as I scare them off?