Last year at Silverwood, I plucked a male off a bed on August 8th. I remember because it was two days before my b-day. Now the bass spawning habits for that lake might be something like what you NorCal guys experience because of it's higher elevation. Snows up there alot and the water generally stays cooler than alot of other lakes. I also agree that there's no way every fish is programmed the same way. Bass are weird, that's why I love them.