Bass Fishing Report
April 24th, 2025 Bass Fishing Update 🎣
Bass fishing fanatics! Dive in and explore all three Bass Fishing Report heat maps below. Make sure you don’t miss it — scroll down to check out the latest Bass Season and Bass High Wind maps to stay ahead of the game. Know-Adapt-Catch® more Bass.
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Bass fishing report for this week:
Every bass angler loves a new moon. And, it’s coming this Sunday. But weather is also a major factor. Depending on where you'll be fishing, any one of 5 different seasonal patterns may be in play from “Winter” through “Summer.” You can see how the ratings and seasonal patterns will unfold across the nation for the next 5 days on the Bass Forecast Ratings and Bass Season Maps.
Pro Tip: Because the seasonal patterns are shifting often and fast this time of year, be sure to use the “Bass Season” toggle, inside the Bass Forecast App, to view not only the primary seasonal pattern detected, but also the seasons before and after. This will help you build a plan B and C to fall back on if you find yourself not catching.
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Northwest: Weekend warming trend should find big female bass moving up into pre-spawn locations. Feeding will be sporadic. Use your Bass Forecast mobile app to find as many look-a-like spots on your lake as you can find. Stick and move because spots will reload throughout the day. If you are fishing a small body of water, be patient and hit the pre-spawn location spots several times throughout the day. Especially during peak feeding time windows, which you will see in your Bass Forecast mobile app.
Southwest: Fairly stable seasonal temperatures should find the bass in any one of 3 patterns depending on the lake you fish from Spawn, to Pre-Spawn to Summer. So, use the “Bass Season” toggle, inside the Bass Forecast app to view not only the primary seasonal pattern detected, but also the seasons before and after to make sure you have plans B and C to fall back on if the A pattern is not producing.
Midwest: Cooling weather may find the bass moving out slightly deeper than you may normally find them. Pay close attention to both the Winter and Pre-Spawn recommendations in your Bass Forecast mobile app so you're prepared to try both patterns until you get on em.
Southeast: A slight warming trend should find the bass more active than normal. But, depending on the body of water you will be fishing, any one of these 3 patterns may be the juice on the day: Spawn, Post Spawn and possibly even a Summer pattern. So, use you Bass Forecast mobile app to understand and gear up for all 3 before you leave for the water to improve your odds.
Northeast: This weekend is a great time to take advantage of the tail end of a warming trend to find big female bass moving up into pre-spawn locations. Feeding will be sporadic. Use your Bass Forecast mobile app to find as many look-a-like spots on your lake as you can find. Fish and move because spots will reload throughout the day. If you are fishing a small body of water, be patient and hit the pre-spawn location spots several times throughout the day. Especially during peak feeding time windows, which you will see in your Bass Forecast mobile app.
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Bass Forecast High Wind Forecast:
Plan your next fishing trip with confidence! These High Wind maps are must-see tools for staying ahead of changing conditions and boosting your chances of landing more bass.
Thankfully, the coming 4 days will bring much less wind than last week, but there will be pockets of wind to be aware of if you are out boating….as you can see on our wind map above.
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What is the next 10 days winning pattern?
Great bass anglers are constantly monitoring the weather and trying to figure out how it’s going to affect bass behavior so they can figure out a fish catching pattern. And even they make mistakes in judgement when the weather is rapidly changing because some weather variables affect the bite immediately and some days or weeks later.
Patterns change daily based on the weather…
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Bass Forecast Tip:
No matter the day you plan to go bass fishing be sure to check the Bass Forecast app to see all 5 baits adjusted for cover type (weed, wood, rock) with additional details of how to fish effectively for landing bigger bass — changing conditions could affect the ratings or bait recommendations!
Bass Forecast Tip:
Over 1.5 million+ Bass Forecast anglers have used these tips to boost catch rates during the cooler season.
1. DO NOT rely on “what worked yesterday”. It's not a solid strategy. The trickiest part of figuring out the bite in bass fishing is that patterns can change daily based on the weather, thus changing the feeding behavior of bass. Use the Bass Forecast app feature Adapted Patterns® to help adapt your strategy in real time. Bass Forecast Adapted Patterns® has predicted the winning pattern in 86% of top flight bass fishing tournaments 7 to 10 days before the tournament began.
2. Select best odds days up to 10 days in advance by getting Bass Forecast PRO inside the app. While there's no ‘guarantee’ of success on any single outing, double blind research has shown that season long average catch rates during GOOD/EPIC rated days are 68% to 305% higher than the average. Fisheries biologist research has also proven that bigger bass are caught during GOOD/EPIC days due to proactive vs reactive feeding behavior.
3. NO MATTER WHEN YOU GO, the BFR combined with the Seasonal Pattern (see map below) guides the 3 key elements of a successful bass catching pattern: 1. Baits to use. 2. Best bet fish feeding locations. 3. Best bet presentation speed.
Tight lines and happy fishing!
