Here is an excerpt from a site I came across:

Spawning occurs in Michigan during late May through late June. I have caught spawning largemouth in Paw Paw Lake as late as, June 27. The spawning ritual of the largemouth starts when the sun warms the water to 60 degrees. This is when the much smaller male comes into the shallows to fan out a nest. When the water warms to 65-70 degrees the female largemouth will come up onto the beds. Largemouth do their business in the same manner as smallmouth. When they’re finished spawning the male stays with the fry until they are about 1 inch long.

Largemouth will build their nests on sand, gravel, stumps, or even root systems in channels, bays, and protected pockets. They will usually spawn in 3-8 ft of water depending on the clarity of the water. The key is looking for a hole in weeds or a polished circle on the bottom.

Hope this helps, link is below.

http://webzoom.freewebs.com/bronzeback/Bed%20Fishing.html

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