Tune to right channel for post-spawn bass

So what’s a good strategy for finding post-spawn bass?

Knowing where they spawn is a good starting point, because fish are likely to be somewhere in the vicinity of their spawning areas, but in deeper water.

Familiarity with a lake’s submerged topography can help anglers find bass during the post-spawn, as well as a good depth-finder.

Somewhere close to the spawning areas are paths, often channels, that bass took to move from deep to shallow before the spawn. After the spawn, they’ll follow the same pathways out of shallow coves on their way back to deep water. And they’ll stop to rest and regain strength by feeding at structures, such as stump fields or rocky points.

Finding the structure along those pathways allows fishermen to set up ambush points around places where they stop and eat on the way out.

Worn out and stressed, not all post-spawn bass will be aggressive feeders. Their attitudes can range from turned on to turned off.

That usually means a slower presentation of lures. Fast-moving lures often won’t draw much attention.