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Author:
Jay B
Date:
Aug 15, 2014
Subject:
Anybody else having a tough season?
Message:
Is anybody else out there having a rough season? I have been fishing highland lake a few times a week and feel like the bite has been off from last season. Flipping in the weeds has produced fish, but not like last season. Went to bantam lake today and spoke to a guy that was saying he has had a tough time finding a steady bite. For me, the bite has been up and down. It just seams like something is different from past seasons. The water temp at bantam was 72 degrees and that seemed cool for this time of year. Any thoughts or feedback?
Author:
Wanna Fish
Date:
Aug 16, 2014
Message:
I believe most would agree this year is very different then years past. By now the top water bite at dusk and sunrise should be off the hook. They should be banging whacky rigs and jigs. This year drop shotting has been most productive for me but less than years past. Water temps should be in the upper 80's and barely reached 80 for a week in June. I have found that electronics and finding bait in deep water has turned it around for me. Deep I mean in 20 FOW. Finding the "Outside" weed line has been most productive for me. But you need to know how to read the electronics. If you find the weed edge, 15fow then most of the outside edge in that area will be the same. If you can find eel grass even better yet. I normally adjust my technique to the season but this year it seems to be six weeks behind. Smaller lakes are fishing much more differently than larger lakes. I've found finesse fishing very slow has increased my catch. Big Jigs in deep weeds have been producing some nice fish but it's slow. If you find fish don't leave them to find more. If you find them in the 12/14" range then most in that area will be the same size. If your looking for bigger move around until you find the size.
Author:
Michael
Date:
Aug 16, 2014
Message:
Last year at this time I was having a grand time with evening topwater at Twin Brooks. This year it's been very slow. Many fishermen have told me that due to the winter we had and the way March and April were, many things in fishing and the environment are 3 to 6 weeks behind.
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