Fall Bass Fishing?

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Permalink Reply by Tom Edwards on October 9, 2009 at 10:59am

Deeper until the fall bite acually starts. Probably in a week after the rain next week.

I got a few pounders this morning from 7am til 10am.

Permalink Reply by derek vaughn on October 9, 2009 at 11:26am

hey david. why dont you get back to work. and let me worry about finding the fish.

Permalink Reply by David on October 9, 2009 at 11:40am

Just trying to get a head start LOL. You know I dont work so you shouldnt be suprised at this post. At least Im not using my kid as an excuse to get out of work.

derek vaughn said:

hey david. why dont you get back to work. and let me worry about finding the fish.

Permalink Reply by BigBass Dez on October 9, 2009 at 1:02pm

My advise is too just the weather the storm David and look forward to november bassing , we are well into the the "transition stage" . Kinda simular to the transition from postspawn to summer . The fish get into a funk and the bite gets tuff untill the weather stables out over a period on time . It seems like every year we fish the mickleson on lk washington we are faced with these same challenges and because of this the weights are extremly low .. im still fishing it , lol !!

Dez "The Rookie"

Permalink Reply by derek vaughn on October 9, 2009 at 1:04pm

im so sick of sitting on this couch. if i could be at work i would be. cause when they cut out in a minute i would be on silver. but no. im here with a sick kid. you i dont like work. but i cant fish if i miss work cause my kid is sick. or can i? i think im gonna go pick up some swimbaits tonight or tomorrow.

Permalink Reply by David on October 9, 2009 at 1:24pm

Thanks Dez I just wasnt sure how long it takes for the fall bite to come it. The weather on the eastern side of the state has been quite cold , water temps have dropped 15 deg in the last 2 weeks. Just not sure how to fish the fall bass, same as summer?, deeper?, more swimbaits?

BigBass Dez said:

My advise is too just the weather the storm David and look forward to november bassing , we are well into the the "transition stage" . Kinda simular to the transition from postspawn to summer . The fish get into a funk and the bite gets tuff untill the weather stables out over a period on time . It seems like every year we fish the mickleson on lk washington we are faced with these same challenges and because of this the weights are extremly low .. im still fishing it , lol !!

Dez "The Rookie"

Permalink Reply by BigBass Dez on October 9, 2009 at 2:11pm

I dont spend much time on the eastside in the fall , Your wheather over there is slightly different . I think some of guys on here that spend more time over there during the fall will be more insightful . I assumed you live over here on the westside ..
David said:

Thanks Dez I just wasnt sure how long it takes for the fall bite to come it. The weather on the eastern side of the state has been quite cold , water temps have dropped 15 deg in the last 2 weeks. Just not sure how to fish the fall bass, same as summer?, deeper?, more swimbaits?

BigBass Dez said:

My advise is too just the weather the storm David and look forward to november bassing , we are well into the the "transition stage" . Kinda simular to the transition from postspawn to summer . The fish get into a funk and the bite gets tuff untill the weather stables out over a period on time . It seems like every year we fish the mickleson on lk washington we are faced with these same challenges and because of this the weights are extremly low .. im still fishing it , lol !!

Dez "The Rookie"

Permalink Reply by Kevin Bye on October 9, 2009 at 2:15pm

Last weekend I was at Silver and the bass seem to really enjoy spinnerbaits with a fast retrieve.
The water temps were in the low 60's,I would have thought the last thing they'd want would be a fast moving bait. My uneducated line of thinking suspected that they would be a bit more slow moving and not wanting to burn up a bunch of energy.....but I was wrong(duh)
I'll be at it again this weekend but since spinnerbaits work so well last weekend...well,I'll be trying everything under the sun.
Good luck
Kevin

Permalink Reply by Jay Johnson on October 9, 2009 at 2:20pm

I am right there with you Kevin. Still trying to get a handle on what the Bass want and when. In the end I think more time on the water to increase my experience is one of the best directions. And it is spring somewhere ... right?

Permalink Reply by Josh Potter on October 9, 2009 at 2:24pm

David,

Forget all that West side advice. Think spring right now on the East side.... similar baits and locations. Many of those spring hot spots are good again now and most of the same baits as well. You should be able to catch fish shallow on reaction baits. It does feel a lot more like the end of November than the beginning of October on the East side. It was 29 at my house this morning and the wind was blowing 20+. It is supposed to be 19 when we roll out of the sack tomorrow morning. It has been a few days since I have been on the water but it should be a crankbait/spinnerbait program right now.

Permalink Reply by David on October 9, 2009 at 2:25pm

Thats what got me, last weekend at Newman I was getting some fish but only on the hard swimbait with a quick retrieve. I was like you thinking they would be in energy conservation. I will def give the spinners and crankbait more of a look.

Kevin Bye said:

Last weekend I was at Silver and the bass seem to really enjoy spinnerbaits with a fast retrieve.
The water temps were in the low 60's,I would have thought the last thing they'd want would be a fast moving bait. My uneducated line of thinking suspected that they would be a bit more slow moving and not wanting to burn up a bunch of energy.....but I was wrong(duh)
I'll be at it again this weekend but since spinnerbaits work so well last weekend...well,I'll be trying everything under the sun.
Good luck
Kevin

Permalink Reply by Josh Potter on October 9, 2009 at 2:38pm

This is the last hoorah of feeding before winter. Think about how awesome the fishing gets in the spring when the water finally cracks that 50 degree mark consistently. Are the fish active or in conservation mode at 50 degrees?

David said:

Thats what got me, last weekend at Newman I was getting some fish but only on the hard swimbait with a quick retrieve. I was like you thinking they would be in energy conservation. I will def give the spinners and crankbait more of a look.

Kevin Bye said:

Last weekend I was at Silver and the bass seem to really enjoy spinnerbaits with a fast retrieve.
The water temps were in the low 60's,I would have thought the last thing they'd want would be a fast moving bait. My uneducated line of thinking suspected that they would be a bit more slow moving and not wanting to burn up a bunch of energy.....but I was wrong(duh)
I'll be at it again this weekend but since spinnerbaits work so well last weekend...well,I'll be trying everything under the sun.
Good luck
Kevin

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