I JUST WONDERING IF ANYONE HAS SOME ADVICE FOR ME.

I GOING FISHING NEXT WEEKEND AND THIS LAKE HAS ALOT OF DOCKS.

UP IN IL THIS LAST WEEK HAS BEEN 40-50'S IT WAS 60-70'S.

WHAT SHOULD I DO ABOUT THIS? FINESSE ?

IS IT THAT BIG OF DIFFERENCE?

AND UP WHERE I LIVE IT LOOKS LIKE THE BASS START TO SPAWN BUT I'M GOING THREE HOURS SOUTH TO FISH, I'M NOT SURE IF THEY SPAWNED OR NOT, I CAN I TELL.

MIKE

It depends on where you are going.  I'm in the St. Louis area (Belleville, IL) and everything around here and south of here is in the POST-spawn.  I haven't seen a fish on a bed in three weeks or so.  I have seen "fry" everywhere I have fished the past three weeks.  Even with the dropping water temps this past week, I am still catching fish shallow but not necessarily in spawning areas.  I hope this helps, but you may need someone near you to clue you in better up there.  Good luck.