The warmer weather and water are bringing the Bass up to their beds

Ming Lake - Bakersfield, CA (Kern County)


by Chad Burton and Chris Borden
4-5-2024
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The warmer weather and water are bringing the Bass up to their beds, but the carp are mixing it up. Carp are spawning in the shallows and moving the bass around the lake. The bass bite has been solid with soft plastics, jerkbaits and jigs. Topwater action has been steady in the late afternoon. The Bluegill bite is strong with wax worms or meal worms under a bobber. Crappie have been showing in the afternoons with live minnows and minijigs jigs. Holdover trout have been coming on various offerings like spinners, Get Bent Baits, GULP! Pinched Crawlers and garlic scented Powerbait.


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