01-30-2014, 10:36 PM
We have 56 to 57° and change surface water temps while on the trolling motor depending if we are in the sun or shade. When running on the big motor I see around 54 to 55° water temps. It's generally colder up near Middle Point Island and down by the dam.
Yesterday I did see one bass suspended just off the bottom about 20 ft in a cove, but all day the fish seemed neutral...or a least it felt like it. I threw rip baits most of the day - to learn them - or 1/4oz. drop shot and 7/16oz. jig a little bit ....on sloping banks
I saw that smallie Julie caught working bait near a hump and was able to motor past on the trolling motor so she pulled into it dragging her drop shot. She said she got " pecked" but thought she was hung up. In fact she called for me to circle the Skeeter for a recovery before the fish started moving and then jumped.
A Bassmaster link about smallmouth and prespawn behavior: http://www.bassmaster.com/tips/spawn-time-smallmouth. Very much like on part of this article I spent most of the time in or near deeper water off know spawning locations.
I could wish for some more current. I see the lake level rising slightly but not much current unless there is wind. I am cautious on Mead about fishing in steady winds past 10mph given our current temperatures.
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Yesterday I did see one bass suspended just off the bottom about 20 ft in a cove, but all day the fish seemed neutral...or a least it felt like it. I threw rip baits most of the day - to learn them - or 1/4oz. drop shot and 7/16oz. jig a little bit ....on sloping banks
I saw that smallie Julie caught working bait near a hump and was able to motor past on the trolling motor so she pulled into it dragging her drop shot. She said she got " pecked" but thought she was hung up. In fact she called for me to circle the Skeeter for a recovery before the fish started moving and then jumped.
A Bassmaster link about smallmouth and prespawn behavior: http://www.bassmaster.com/tips/spawn-time-smallmouth. Very much like on part of this article I spent most of the time in or near deeper water off know spawning locations.
I could wish for some more current. I see the lake level rising slightly but not much current unless there is wind. I am cautious on Mead about fishing in steady winds past 10mph given our current temperatures.
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