Ok when I start planning for a fishing excursion on any body of water I will look at the season, then I study a topo map, then I try and find out the main forage, plant life, and water clarity. Once I got that all figured out and I finally get on the water I then look at the water temperature and I try and always be aware of any wind and current. Anytime I catch a fish I look at all these variables to help establish a pattern.
But I dont know if I really understand the whole idea of when and where fish feed...
How do you guys prepare to fish any body of water and how do you guys go about finding out when and where fish feed?
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Joal , My advise your ya is too make atleast 2 trips per month too one of your favorite big lakes .. PHASE I : If you can do this from spring thru spring of the following year most of your questions will be unvailed , mostly because you get too witness the entire seasonal movement of both LMB & Smallies ..I did this exact same thing on lk washington for 2 years straight , So now a day i dont even have too fish the lake a regular and i can get right back out there and dailed in within an hour ...
I Fished on washington this past wkend , and i hadnt been out there since early spring , manage too get on fish right away and also we got a 5+LMB in the boat ..Im not braging here , im mainly pointing out that confidence in fish location and there feeding habits will not change too much..
PHASE II : The next step after completing phase one , the next starter topic will have something too do with "fishing the past" lol ....just do a search on hear too read how that goes . Just my opinion , good luck bro !
Dez
By no means am I the king of spelling but you really out did yourself this time Dez. You even got Joel's name wrong.
BigBass Dez said:Joal , My advise your ya is too make atleast 2 trips per month too one of your favorite big lakes .. PHASE I : If you can do this from spring thru spring of the following year most of your questions will be unvailed , mostly because you get too witness the entire seasonal movement of both LMB & Smallies ..I did this exact same thing on lk washington for 2 years straight , So now a day i dont even have too fish the lake a regular and i can get right back out there and dailed in within an hour ...
I Fished on washington this past wkend , and i hadnt been out there since early spring , manage too get on fish right away and also we got a 5+LMB in the boat ..Im not braging here , im mainly pointing out that confidence in fish location and there feeding habits will not change too much..
PHASE II : The next step after completing phase one , the next starter topic will have something too do with "fishing the past" lol ....just do a search on hear too read how that goes . Just my opinion , good luck bro !
Dez
Dang Daniel, I was hoping you could translate for me.
Daniel said:By no means am I the king of spelling but you really out did yourself this time Dez. You even got Joel's name wrong.
BigBass Dez said:Joal , My advise your ya is too make atleast 2 trips per month too one of your favorite big lakes .. PHASE I : If you can do this from spring thru spring of the following year most of your questions will be unvailed , mostly because you get too witness the entire seasonal movement of both LMB & Smallies ..I did this exact same thing on lk washington for 2 years straight , So now a day i dont even have too fish the lake a regular and i can get right back out there and dailed in within an hour ...
I Fished on washington this past wkend , and i hadnt been out there since early spring , manage too get on fish right away and also we got a 5+LMB in the boat ..Im not braging here , im mainly pointing out that confidence in fish location and there feeding habits will not change too much..
PHASE II : The next step after completing phase one , the next starter topic will have something too do with "fishing the past" lol ....just do a search on hear too read how that goes . Just my opinion , good luck bro !
Dez
Joal , My advise your ya is too make atleast 2 trips per month too one of your favorite big lakes .. PHASE I : If you can do this from spring thru spring of the following year most of your questions will be unvailed , mostly because you get too witness the entire seasonal movement of both LMB & Smallies ..I did this exact same thing on lk washington for 2 years straight , So now a day i dont even have too fish the lake a regular and i can get right back out there and dailed in within an hour ...
I Fished on washington this past wkend , and i hadnt been out there since early spring , manage too get on fish right away and also we got a 5+LMB in the boat ..Im not braging here , im mainly pointing out that confidence in fish location and there feeding habits will not change too much..
PHASE II : The next step after completing phase one , the next starter topic will have something too do with "fishing the past" lol ....just do a search on hear too read how that goes . Just my opinion , good luck bro !
Dez
Watch some episodes of predator chasing/stalking prey on tv...seriously. I think all of the same lessons apply. All predators have a "kill zone" - a spot that puts them at an advantage to be successful. In bass fishing we call that the "sweet spot" or the "spot on the spot". Don't confuse the cover holding the prey with the kill zone - but it will be nearby. For example the top of the water can be the kill zone because it puts the predator (bass) in a position to be successful and the prey has little way to escape.
Once you've analyze all the factors you've listed, then start thinking about where the kill zone is and put your lure there.
Bass dont just feed at one time of the day or a certain time.. That is the cool thing about bass fishing. They will bite if you present the lure right place right time of any day.. One thing that will help you is to know what the perch and the crawdads and the bluegill do at certain times of the year. That will help you figure out what they might be feeding on and give you a good idea where you want to start looking.. But there are so many things that can make you daily challenge out on the water change.. Just keep in mind never at any time are all the fish in the lake doing the same thing. you might be catching all your fish in 3' and someone else catching all of them in 25'.. Don't ever think that a bass wont have you guessing everytime you on the water tho thats whay they are so much fun to fish for.
Thanks Aaron,
Do you have any recommendations on where I can find good information about the seasonal patterns of the perch, crawdads and bluegill? I've been looking around and have found some things but is there a good book or some other resources out there that you recommend?
Aaron Echternkamp said:Bass dont just feed at one time of the day or a certain time.. That is the cool thing about bass fishing. They will bite if you present the lure right place right time of any day.. One thing that will help you is to know what the perch and the crawdads and the bluegill do at certain times of the year. That will help you figure out what they might be feeding on and give you a good idea where you want to start looking.. But there are so many things that can make you daily challenge out on the water change.. Just keep in mind never at any time are all the fish in the lake doing the same thing. you might be catching all your fish in 3' and someone else catching all of them in 25'.. Don't ever think that a bass wont have you guessing everytime you on the water tho thats whay they are so much fun to fish for.
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