| Ever been to a lake where the water is too | | | | structure to hide around. They won't be |
| clear? | | | | concentrated in one place but scattered doing |
| | | | an exploration of the new territory they have |
| A new lake you never fished before? | | | | found.Here is what you want to do is this |
| | | | condition. Cover lots of |
| No cover that you can see? | | | | |
| | | | water. Try fishing jigs, worms and deep |
| The water is too high? | | | | diving crankbaits. Use big blades on a |
| | | | spinnerbait and use your fish finder and make |
| Too muddy? | | | | a note at what depth the bass are located.The |
| | | | water is to muddy.My favorite lake gets muddy |
| The water is too low or lowering? | | | | quite easily and fishing gets tough |
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| The wind is blowing to hard?Yes, I think we | | | | during this time. Let me give you one thing |
| all have at some time or another. | | | | not to do, don't use |
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| One thing is for sure when these conditions | | | | the new Vanish fishing line in muddy water, |
| apply to the lake | | | | it matches the water |
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| you're fishing it's tough to catch bass. So, | | | | and you can't see the line at all. Ok, now |
| let's minimize the | | | | for what you should |
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| effects these conditions have on your next | | | | do....use lures that rattle and vibrate. |
| fishing trip.The water is to clear.I'm | | | | Fish a slow retrieve. Try using scent. Fish |
| talking about where you can see your lure | | | | ledges, stumps, trees and flip or jig. Fish |
| even at 4-6 foot deep or more. The good news | | | | sunny times of the day. I like to fish from |
| is the bass can see your lure and will chase | | | | noon to 3 pm in muddy water when the sun is |
| it more often than in murky water. The bad | | | | high. Try and find a place where the water is |
| news is they can see you too.There are things | | | | a little clearer than the rest.The water is |
| that you can do to help the cause. One is | | | | to low.Ever been to a lake that has dropped |
| wear | | | | several feet? I went to Lake Berryessa in |
| | | | California and the lake had dropped more than |
| white, blue or grey this will help you blend | | | | I ever seen it and the fishing was awful.I |
| in with the sky. Try smaller lures with a | | | | had to find out where the bass were located |
| fast retrieve. Fish on cloudy days and low | | | | if I was going to catch anything that day. |
| light periods. Try night fishing. Make longer | | | | One thing I knew for sure it is highly |
| casts and use lower pound line where the | | | | unlikely that the bass would be in shallow |
| diameter isn't as visible.A new lake you | | | | water. So, I looked for deeper water where |
| never fished before.Here's a word you should | | | | there might be timber, deep points and |
| remember, ready............ask? | | | | channels. I also knew the bass would probably |
| | | | be suspended hugging the cover. My next step |
| Ask the local tackle shop, lake marinas, ask | | | | was to downsize and to fish slowly. That |
| any fishermen you see, ask the game warden or | | | | seemed to work best.The wind is blowing to |
| ranger. What do you ask them? | | | | hard.This is fun fishing, you cast your lure |
| | | | and the boat is past you |
| Best areas to fish? Do they catch many bass | | | | |
| this time of year? | | | | before you take any line up on the reel. |
| | | | What a pain! |
| The depth they're catching bass?Get a map of | | | | |
| the lake and mark the spots that should hold | | | | Look for coves and any place there is less |
| fish. | | | | wind, that is just |
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| Look for any cover than you can see like | | | | normal. I fish against the wind and let my |
| points, drop offs, trees, stumps, grass or | | | | trolling motor do some work. Most that I see |
| any type of cover that is visible. Try | | | | fish with the wind and let the wind blow them |
| trolling to cover areas faster.No cover that | | | | and their boat a 100 mile per hour down the |
| you can see.Ever been to a lake that looks | | | | lake. I like to fish spinnerbaits when the |
| more like a desert than a lake. I | | | | wind is blowing hard, for one thing it is |
| | | | easier to detect a strike. I fish it more |
| mean there aren't any visible cover | | | | like a worm though then the usual method of a |
| anywhere. No trees, no stumps, no docks, no | | | | spinnerbait. I let it drop and use the tip of |
| grass, no lily pads.......so what do you | | | | my rod to move it then let it fall again. I |
| do?Well, my first thing I do is turn on my | | | | work it just fast enough to keep it from |
| fish finder and look for | | | | dragging the bottom. I also use this method |
| | | | during a cold front. I like to fish jigs and |
| underwater structure like flats, drop-offs, | | | | tubes at this time too.Try these methods and |
| points, timber, steep banks, and stumps. See | | | | tips in rough conditions and I think you'll |
| if you can see any points above the water | | | | find they work.Charles E. White has fished 50 |
| too. Many times what you see above the water | | | | years for bass from California to Florida. |
| is also below the water to some degree. Look | | | | In his lifetime, it is estimated that he has |
| for sandy shores and hard bottoms.The water | | | | caught over 6,000 bass. His biggest bass is a |
| is to high.This condition usually occurs in | | | | 12 pound 14 ounce that hangs on his wall in |
| the spring here in Ohio, but of | | | | his office. His tips and techniques have |
| | | | helped many people who have never fished for |
| course, it can occur any time there is heavy | | | | bass before become successful anglers. |
| rain and some lake | | | | |
| | | | He also has fished with the Pros in |
| flooding. First thing to realize is the bass | | | | Florida.Charles is the author of "Bass |
| are going to be | | | | Fishing-From Cast To Catch" which you can |
| | | | find at his website here: |
| suspended. They have a lot more room to roam | | | | |
| and a lot more new | | | | bassfishingweekly. |
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