Post by Mike Bucca on Nov 19, 2008 4:02:49 GMT -1
Water Temp: 85
Water Level: 2.39ft low
Fishing has been on the tough side this week. What a difference a week makes. It was so noticeably different this week that today I told myself that we had to be on the verge of a new or full moon and sure enough when I checked the online moon phases tommorrow is the full moon. That actually made me feel a little bit better but not by much. Typically the week of the full or new moon slows the fishing down. I know for a fact that the top water schooling slows down significantly on either side of the Full or NEW moon so it only makes sense that the schooling underwater does the same. It's funny I've never been a moon phase watcher until I have started fishing on Allatoona paying more attention to it, but there is definitely something to it. Give it a week and things will improve steadily back to normal after we hit the 100% full moon tommorrow. One other observation fishing behind or in front of a full or new moon in the summer seems to be worst than any other season? I don't know why that is but it's just an observation that I have noticed..
The morning bite thus far has been horrible for me. I'm actually doing better in the heat of the day than at first light but you still have to get beyond technical to catch them. One thing I have noticed this week is that the fish tend to suspend off the points and humps and concentrate a little more when the sun is out which to me makes them a little easier to pattern in the offshore areas. You fish your areas at first light and nothing. Come back mid day and they are in there. I caught fish on fish head spin, spoons, jigs and spot tails in these types of areas just not in the numbers that have been in my boat in previous weeks. Yesterday I had 10 spots and a lost largemouth and today I had 12 spots and 1 hybrid. Typical Allatoona sized fish in the 1lb-2lb range. I did do some finesse fishing for just a little bit today just to gauge that bite and caught fish. So if you wanted to fish the shoreline ultra small/light line finesse tactics would be my choice and I mean smaller than a typical jigworm combo
Still no thermocline as of yet on the south end. If these hot air temps continue a thermocline could develop and squeeze our fish at a certain depth range and make them even easier to catch. Keep your sensitivity on high and be on the outlook for a developing thermocline. However, there is a significant plankton line in the 40ft range.
Water Level: 2.39ft low
Fishing has been on the tough side this week. What a difference a week makes. It was so noticeably different this week that today I told myself that we had to be on the verge of a new or full moon and sure enough when I checked the online moon phases tommorrow is the full moon. That actually made me feel a little bit better but not by much. Typically the week of the full or new moon slows the fishing down. I know for a fact that the top water schooling slows down significantly on either side of the Full or NEW moon so it only makes sense that the schooling underwater does the same. It's funny I've never been a moon phase watcher until I have started fishing on Allatoona paying more attention to it, but there is definitely something to it. Give it a week and things will improve steadily back to normal after we hit the 100% full moon tommorrow. One other observation fishing behind or in front of a full or new moon in the summer seems to be worst than any other season? I don't know why that is but it's just an observation that I have noticed..
The morning bite thus far has been horrible for me. I'm actually doing better in the heat of the day than at first light but you still have to get beyond technical to catch them. One thing I have noticed this week is that the fish tend to suspend off the points and humps and concentrate a little more when the sun is out which to me makes them a little easier to pattern in the offshore areas. You fish your areas at first light and nothing. Come back mid day and they are in there. I caught fish on fish head spin, spoons, jigs and spot tails in these types of areas just not in the numbers that have been in my boat in previous weeks. Yesterday I had 10 spots and a lost largemouth and today I had 12 spots and 1 hybrid. Typical Allatoona sized fish in the 1lb-2lb range. I did do some finesse fishing for just a little bit today just to gauge that bite and caught fish. So if you wanted to fish the shoreline ultra small/light line finesse tactics would be my choice and I mean smaller than a typical jigworm combo
Still no thermocline as of yet on the south end. If these hot air temps continue a thermocline could develop and squeeze our fish at a certain depth range and make them even easier to catch. Keep your sensitivity on high and be on the outlook for a developing thermocline. However, there is a significant plankton line in the 40ft range.