Lake Santa Fe

Water levels are the lowest they’ve been all year. Bass fishing is expected to be good since refuge among the trees is more limited. The maidencane edge will hold bluegill and redear sunfish along with prowling largemouth bass and chain pickerel. Use suspended crankbaits with a slender profile to target largemouth bass. Try traditional methods for bass and panfish within and around existing pads. As colder temperatures reduce the abundance of this cover, fish will hold closer to shoreline cover. As March rolls around, redear sunfish (shellcrackers) will begin bedding followed closely by bluegill. Black crappie (“specks”) are biting, mainly at depths of 16-18 feet. Look for depths of 20+ feet and reel or troll very slowly. Experiment with different depths to see where the fish are. Use a gold hook with a minnow and weight and another rod with either a jig or beetle spin, and a minnow. The worse the weather is, the better the fishing. A couple good areas to target are the little lake and the north end of the big lake.