Water Temperatures: High 50’s – Low 60’s and rising
Water Clarity: Clear to Clear Stained
Spring fishing is in full swing on Anna and the bass are on the move to their spawning grounds, or already there!
Throughout April the fish are active and moving shallow. Lake Anna is a power plant lake, and fish have been spawning for quite some time in the warmest parts of the lake. A large portion of bass are in the back halves of major creek arms or moving into spawning flats off of the main lake. There is still a decent amount of fish in pre-spawn mode staged on submerged hard structures, and secondary points in the 15-8 foot range. However, these fish are moving shallower by the day. With a large warming trend in the forecast, I expect the rest of April to be really good fishing and another big spawning event to take place very soon in the mid and upper sections of the lake.
Fish have been eating a jackhammer chatter bait and neko rig pretty good. Those are my two go-to baits at Anna in April. Cover water with the jackhammer, and slow down when you find them with the neko rig. If you aren’t looking at them on a bed, most of your big fish this time of year are going to come off of isolated stumps, hard structures, or suspended in the ditches near or adjacent to spawning areas.
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