Post by Mike Bucca on Nov 19, 2008 3:56:36 GMT -1
Fishing is not bad during my few outings. I will say that with gas at $4/gal you would think the pleasure boaters would not be out in full force during the week. My gawd it was insane out there thsi morning!! Muddy shorelines by noon!! Oh well
Anyway, you really have to work hard for the fish you do catch. There is some topwater action depending on what side of the front you are on. If it's prior it can be a pretty good bite. If it's after the front it will be a little more difficult. As of this week I can't seem to get a fish much over 2lbs BUT!! I am catching alot of 2lbers. This morning I had 10lbs on a spoon and I had another 8-9lbs on spot tails. That has been pretty close to par for me the past few trips give or take some. I will say that it is taking everything I have to get that so it's not an easy bite at all. I also caught 3 stripers in the 5lb range. I got lucky and found a good sonar bite this morning and had that 10lbs (all spots) in 5 casts with the spoon. It's just one of those things that you luck out and find and with no rhyme and reason pattern wise (think blind squirriel here).
I am also hearing some guys talking about a cline setting up. As of right now there really is no thermocline. These recent cool fronts are keepinb it from setting up. Most of what you are seeing is a plankton line around 50ft not a thermocline. Once that cline sets up it will be alot easier to find fish as you take the depth factor out of the equation.
For more info and pics on brush and cline check out this this post that I did earlier today.
allatoonabass.proboards76.com/index.cgi?board=sonar&action=display&thread=3210
As most of you might already know the best bite is by far the deep brush bite. Last week it moved up to 15ft now this week they are back out at 25ft. It's a one fish here and one fish there type deal. If you did your homework when the water was at record low earlier this year it's time to break out those old GPS coordinates and start working them. Spoons, Jigs, Jig worms, wormmmmmms, fish head and of course spot tails will all do very well on the brush. This bite will last till until fall gets here.
Mike
www.tritonmike.com
Anyway, you really have to work hard for the fish you do catch. There is some topwater action depending on what side of the front you are on. If it's prior it can be a pretty good bite. If it's after the front it will be a little more difficult. As of this week I can't seem to get a fish much over 2lbs BUT!! I am catching alot of 2lbers. This morning I had 10lbs on a spoon and I had another 8-9lbs on spot tails. That has been pretty close to par for me the past few trips give or take some. I will say that it is taking everything I have to get that so it's not an easy bite at all. I also caught 3 stripers in the 5lb range. I got lucky and found a good sonar bite this morning and had that 10lbs (all spots) in 5 casts with the spoon. It's just one of those things that you luck out and find and with no rhyme and reason pattern wise (think blind squirriel here).
I am also hearing some guys talking about a cline setting up. As of right now there really is no thermocline. These recent cool fronts are keepinb it from setting up. Most of what you are seeing is a plankton line around 50ft not a thermocline. Once that cline sets up it will be alot easier to find fish as you take the depth factor out of the equation.
For more info and pics on brush and cline check out this this post that I did earlier today.
allatoonabass.proboards76.com/index.cgi?board=sonar&action=display&thread=3210
As most of you might already know the best bite is by far the deep brush bite. Last week it moved up to 15ft now this week they are back out at 25ft. It's a one fish here and one fish there type deal. If you did your homework when the water was at record low earlier this year it's time to break out those old GPS coordinates and start working them. Spoons, Jigs, Jig worms, wormmmmmms, fish head and of course spot tails will all do very well on the brush. This bite will last till until fall gets here.
Mike
www.tritonmike.com