| Ever been to a lake where the water is too | | | | |
| clear? | | | | The water is to high. |
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| A new lake you never fished before? | | | | This condition usually occurs in the spring |
| | | | here in Ohio, but ofcourse, it can occur any |
| No cover that you can see? | | | | time there is heavy rain and some |
| | | | lakeflooding. First thing to realize is the |
| The water is too high? | | | | bass are going to besuspended. They have a |
| | | | lot more room to roam and a lot more |
| Too muddy? | | | | newstructure to hide around. They won't be |
| | | | concentrated in one place but scattered doing |
| The water is too low or lowering? | | | | an exploration of the new territory they have |
| | | | found. |
| The wind is blowing to hard? | | | | |
| | | | Here is what you want to do is this |
| Yes, I think we all have at some time or | | | | condition. Cover lots ofwater. Try fishing |
| another. | | | | jigs, worms and deep diving crankbaits. Use |
| | | | big blades on a spinnerbait and use your fish |
| One thing is for sure when these conditions | | | | finder and make a note at what depth the bass |
| apply to the lakeyou're fishing it's tough to | | | | are located. |
| catch bass. So, let's minimize theeffects | | | | |
| these conditions have on your next fishing | | | | The water is to muddy. |
| trip. | | | | |
| | | | My favorite lake gets muddy quite easily and |
| The water is to clear. | | | | fishing gets toughduring this time. Let me |
| | | | give you one thing not to do, don't usethe |
| I'm talking about where you can see your lure | | | | new Vanish fishing line in muddy water, it |
| even at 4-6 foot deep or more. The good news | | | | matches the waterand you can't see the line |
| is the bass can see your lure and will chase | | | | at all. Ok, now for what you shoulddo....use |
| it more often than in murky water. The bad | | | | lures that rattle and vibrate. Fish a slow |
| news is they can see you too. | | | | retrieve. Try using scent. Fish ledges, |
| | | | stumps, trees and flip or jig. Fish sunny |
| There are things that you can do to help the | | | | times of the day. I like to fish from noon to |
| cause. One is wearwhite, blue or grey this | | | | 3 pm in muddy water when the sun is high. Try |
| will help you blend in with the sky. Try | | | | and find a place where the water is a little |
| smaller lures with a fast retrieve. Fish on | | | | clearer than the rest. |
| cloudy days and low light periods. Try night | | | | |
| fishing. Make longer casts and use lower | | | | The water is to low. |
| pound line where the diameter isn't as | | | | |
| visible. | | | | Ever been to a lake that has dropped several |
| | | | feet? I went to Lake Berryessa in California |
| A new lake you never fished before. | | | | and the lake had dropped more than I ever |
| | | | seen it and the fishing was awful. |
| Here's a word you should remember, | | | | |
| ready............ask? | | | | I had to find out where the bass were located |
| | | | if I was going to catch anything that day. |
| Ask the local tackle shop, lake marinas, ask | | | | One thing I knew for sure it is highly |
| any fishermen you see, ask the game warden or | | | | unlikely that the bass would be in shallow |
| ranger. What do you ask them? | | | | water. So, I looked for deeper water where |
| | | | there might be timber, deep points and |
| Best areas to fish? Do they catch many bass | | | | channels. I also knew the bass would probably |
| this time of year? | | | | be suspended hugging the cover. My next step |
| | | | was to downsize and to fish slowly. That |
| The depth they're catching bass? | | | | seemed to work best. |
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| Get a map of the lake and mark the spots that | | | | The wind is blowing to hard. |
| should hold fish. | | | | |
| | | | This is fun fishing, you cast your lure and |
| Look for any cover than you can see like | | | | the boat is past youbefore you take any line |
| points, drop offs, trees, stumps, grass or | | | | up on the reel. What a pain! |
| any type of cover that is visible. Try | | | | |
| trolling to cover areas faster. | | | | Look for coves and any place there is less |
| | | | wind, that is justnormal. I fish against the |
| No cover that you can see. | | | | wind and let my trolling motor do some work. |
| | | | Most that I see fish with the wind and let |
| Ever been to a lake that looks more like a | | | | the wind blow them and their boat a 100 mile |
| desert than a lake. Imean there aren't any | | | | per hour down the lake. I like to fish |
| visible cover anywhere. No trees, no stumps, | | | | spinnerbaits when the wind is blowing hard, |
| no docks, no grass, no lily pads.......so | | | | for one thing it is easier to detect a |
| what do you do? | | | | strike. I fish it more like a worm though |
| | | | then the usual method of a spinnerbait. I let |
| Well, my first thing I do is turn on my fish | | | | it drop and use the tip of my rod to move it |
| finder and look forunderwater structure like | | | | then let it fall again. I work it just fast |
| flats, drop-offs, points, timber, steep | | | | enough to keep it from dragging the bottom. I |
| banks, and stumps. See if you can see any | | | | also use this method during a cold front. I |
| points above the water too. Many times what | | | | like to fish jigs and tubes at this time too. |
| you see above the water is also below the | | | | |
| water to some degree. Look for sandy shores | | | | Try these methods and tips in rough |
| and hard bottoms. | | | | conditions and I think you'll find they work. |