The DWFF reported that Logan Martin's largemouths are abundant in the 12- to 18-inch size range, while many of the spots are in the 14- to 21- inch range.

Logan Martin continues to rate as a winner with anglers, too. In a survey of fishing tournaments, Logan Martin came in at No. 4 overall for quality. It ranks No. 2 in the state among tournament fishermen for bass caught per day.

Angler Chris Stephenson agrees with that assessment.

"It's a real spot-heavy lake," Stephenson said. "But there are good numbers of largemouths too."

The angler added that bass fishermen here can expect roughly 70 percent of their catch to be spotted bass and 30 percent largemouths. Stephenson said you catch trophy-class fish at times on the lake, the kind of bass that will really surprise you.

He urged anglers not to overlook the topwater bite early in the mornings in May on Logan Martin.

"It can be phenomenal," Stephenson suggested. "You want to fish something like a Zara Spook on rocky points. If it's windy, a buzzbait that really rattles and churns can be good."

Stephenson likes to target seawalls, too, making a parallel presentation to the structure if he can. Points with brush in the water can also be good.

Later in the day, he likes to throw trick worms around any grass or other cover that he can find. Spinnerbaits are also good for this fishing.

Stephenson's favorite colors are pink or yellow for the worm and white-and-chartreuse with gold blades for the spinnerbait. He prefers a willow leaf blade in front of a small Colorado blade or a tandem set of willow leafs on that spinnerbait.

"The tandem willow leaf looks just like two or three shad swimming together," he stated.

Crankbaits are also excellent choices in May on Logan Martin, especially later in the day.

"I like the Bandit 300 series, chrome with blue back," Stephenson said. "Crankbaits work all day long. Other good colors are pineapple or purple splatterback."

According to the angler, you can always count on a limit of bass by fishing jighead worms and grubs around boat docks.

"Green is a good color for these baits," he noted.