Yesterday was one of a kind. It was the type of fishing day you wish for every time you go out on the water. There is so much more to fishing than baiting a hook and throwing it out there. For the serious angler the challenge is in finding where they are every time. It also means figuring out what they are biting on. The combination of these two things: location and pattern (what they are biting on) is essential to catching fish.
Some notes on the day:
-This lake has a ton of vegetation which dies or goes dormant and sinks to the bottom. The lake bottom is covered in grass! Lake is very shallow. Average is 2ft to 4.5ft.
-Water temp, between 50-60 degrees. We are in Pre-Spawn time frame. No spawning beds at all visible.
-Moving baits where really working. Mepps Aglia dressed spinner was absolutely getting crushed by the bass. I was able to keep the lure close to the bottom, where I know the bass where at without getting it tied up in the bottom grass. I also caught a bass on a crankbait, but it kept getting caught at the bottom. I think the normal depth for that crankbait was 4-6 feet.
-More thoughts...finesse was not working. The bass were actually right in the center of the lake. Again, the lake is very shallow, and I anchored in the middle of the lake because there was a decent wind that would drift my boat otherwise. Once I found the bass camped in the middle of the lake, I literally casted all around the boat and caught over 30 bass!
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