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Post by 2013skiff on Apr 8, 2014 19:00:24 GMT -5
thanks piper for the info on the map and thanks for the responses....theres bait in the back of creeks in shallow water are you guys saying stay close to that bait?...does the bait always stay in creeks? why in the summer people mostly start fishing bettys and beckys area are they just big creeks?...thanks le
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Post by mwardncsu on Apr 8, 2014 20:10:01 GMT -5
The bait does not stay in the creek backs year round. As the water gets warmer it will start to move out to deeper, cooler water. It's there in the early spring as the muddy creek backs warm sooner than the rest if the creek or the channel. Each species has it's preferred temp range. Ales like it cooler than gizzard (notice the ales deep in the summer and the juvenile gizzards schooling on the surface)? I think people fish Becky and Betty's in the summer because they heard that's what you are supposed to do - then someone else sees the other guys sitting there with downlines so they stop, then others see a big group and they stop and so on . Sometimes the fish are there - other times not. The past couple of years it has not been as productive as previous years. But it's a set of creeks down lake from where the thermocline sets up and where the fish have access to natural creek channels to cruise in and out, points to push bait up on to feed and then access to escape to the safety and shadow of trees in the main channel as the summer sun rises and pleasure boats and jet skis start buzzing around. The key is to always be paying attention to what's happening on the water - the water temps; the direction the wind is blowing, or better yet, was blowing the day before; where the bait is holding; the clarity of the water; is George (the blue heron) hanging around, phase of the moon, etc, etc. Tuck all that info away and correlate it against when, where and how you catch fish. Patterns will emerge and you'll become a better fisherman that will more consistently catch fish. You'll still skunk on occasion - we all do - but you will do so less often. Mix it up, try something / somewhere new - you might just stumble upon something.
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Post by 2013skiff on Apr 8, 2014 20:28:20 GMT -5
thanks for summing it up for me that helps me out a lot...we really caught right many fish last year when they schooled up...when they school up it makes it a lot easier for me to catch them....thanks lee
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