12 minutes ago, hokiehunter373 said:

That's what I expect and tried to get ahead of it some this year.  I went out last night and either my main producing pond has been wrecked by the farmer ripping stuff out or the bass are still deep.  I was hoping to catch some that are moving up but it was so bad I left early which has never happened.  Got me worried.

 

Yeah, can be feast or famine. The fronts and wind have been good to me, I'd like a little more rain, and a cooling trend to hold water in the 50s, but I don't think it's going to happen, but you never know.

Dogwoods started blooming last week here in OKC.  The problem has been the weather won't stay constant.  So the bass keep pushing up and dropping back.  Depending on the lake, the spawn is somewhere between in the early stages, or weeks away.  

 

Unfortunately, the lakes are more crowded than usual this year for some reason.  And me, in my kayak, can't really claim the good spots.  By the time one opens up, and I start heading there, a power boat beats me to it, every time.  I've talked to a few anglers at the dock this year, and everyone seems to be complaining about it.  Who knows where it all came from?  But no one is happy about it.  

1 hour ago, Bankc said:

Dogwoods started blooming last week here in OKC.  The problem has been the weather won't stay constant.  So the bass keep pushing up and dropping back.  Depending on the lake, the spawn is somewhere between in the early stages, or weeks away.  

 

Unfortunately, the lakes are more crowded than usual this year for some reason.  And me, in my kayak, can't really claim the good spots.  By the time one opens up, and I start heading there, a power boat beats me to it, every time.  I've talked to a few anglers at the dock this year, and everyone seems to be complaining about it.  Who knows where it all came from?  But no one is happy about it.  

That the first nice day of the year crowd, they will get bored with it soon 

2 hours ago, Deleted account said:

 

Yeah, can be feast or famine. The fronts and wind have been good to me, I'd like a little more rain, and a cooling trend to hold water in the 50s, but I don't think it's going to happen, but you never know.

Yeah... don't look at the 10 day.. lol

1 hour ago, TnRiver46 said:

That the first nice day of the year crowd, they will get bored with it soon 

It's been going on since mid February.  Even on cold, wet, windy days I've seen a lot more people out on the lake than normal.  Then again, I have been hopping around the local lakes based on water temperatures, so maybe a lot of other people have been too, and I just keep picking the same lake as everyone else. 

Just to let everyone know, in the greater Richmond, Virginia geographical area the dogwoods blossomed this week.  Using this date, you can figure out when your dogwoods will start to bloom.

Here in the western part of Virginia we've had several nights in the 30's and lots of rain.

Will finally get out Thursday.

Today, Friday, April 12, 2024, in Richmond, Virginia, my pink dogwood tree bloomed.

 

It is beautiful!

 

Lets go fishing!!!!

Same tree in my front yard I’ve posted here many times, trees ahead of the bass every time 

I love all trees except cottonwood. Those trees I’m claiming war on immediately! 

I forgot to include the picture 

They say when the dogwood's start blooming the white bass are running

No Dogwood trees so the Bass are SOL!

😎

I had a friend and he swore by the dogwood bloom as “crappie time” 🤣

18 hours ago, 12poundbass said:

I love all trees except cottonwood. Those trees I’m claiming war on immediately! 

 

Now you tell me! I've been crop-dusting your neighborhood for decades with cottonwood seeds. I thought I was doing you a favor. 

8 hours ago, Harold H said:

They say when the dogwood's start blooming the white bass are running

Well that is definitely correct, I saw a big wad of them spawning today , splashing around in tight circles in the shoals 

7 hours ago, F14A-B said:

I had a friend and he swore by the dogwood bloom as “crappie time” 🤣

I also caught more crappie today than I usually do 

No pics, but dogwoods are abloom here in N Alabama.

The godawful Bradford Pears are blooming in NJ... bass are feeding up for sure. Every one I've caught is chunky. 

They're pretty trees but I hope every single one of them around here gets obliterated in a storm.

On 3/29/2025 at 4:16 AM, TnRiver46 said:

I forgot to include the picture 

 

 

Carry on, nothing to see here, originally posted before zooming in 

Edited April 1, 20251 yr by C.Tucks
Post deleted - I’m a dummy 😆

3 hours ago, LootyDjibouti said:

The godawful Bradford Pears are blooming in NJ... bass are feeding up for sure. Every one I've caught is chunky. 

They're pretty trees but I hope every single one of them around here gets obliterated in a storm.

Man them things stink

I got 3 dogwood trees in my yards. They are still bare. Blooms are there but not open yet.

I didn’t get a pic of the dogwoods in bloom here around Lake Guntersville, but trust me, they are bloomed. I did however get a pic of this old girl…

 

Scale batteries were dead dangit…

The tree really opened up yesterday 

Last of the dogwoods are in full bloom here and I have yet to see a bloodied tail. 

  This is my first spring since I retired and I can fish every day.  I am amazed at how much the locations of active feeders varies from day to day. 

  We finally got a few really warm nights in a row, so if today's cold front doesn't affect them too much, I imagine there will be a lot of beds the next few days.