march is about the earliest i start for largemouth around here but ive lost interest in bass fishing because steelhead and salmon are my thing now, but ive caught them as early as February and some hogs towards the end of march depending on the water level as for small mouth i dont really know to much about there habits besides i catch them in dorena lake and the umpqua.....best largemouth lakes closest to you , fall creek,dorena,coastal lakes? thats the best i got lol