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Post by choochoo on Feb 25, 2020 8:32:37 GMT -5
Winter is drawing to a close. All the bass boats, jet skis, pontoons, and yachts on the the water on Sunday afternoon attest to that. I really hate to see it end. It’s been awesome. We fished the mid-Roanoke area below the bridge, chasing down fish others had tipped me about. Just never could get on much. Managed to boat one crappie, two perch, and three small stripers. Things just feel like they are changing. I’m hoping this cold weather the next few days will keep old man winter around awhile, but spring is inevitable. Maybe it’s time to break out the chainsaw and work on those trees I’ve been putting off and other yard chores. It will be crappie time soon you know.
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Post by johnr on Feb 25, 2020 12:13:55 GMT -5
When I launched Sunday morning, there was bait flipping as fas as I could see. Main channel, in the creeks etc. my first thought was that the deep pattern flipped overnight.
I contemplated catching bait and fishing gizzards shallow, but I just couldn’t bring myself to do it.
Getting to be that time though.
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Post by coheasion on Feb 26, 2020 13:59:22 GMT -5
I never stopped fishing the big gizzards shallow this year - WT's never really dropped below 45 and I only had one weekend where i only found fish deep.
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Post by johnr on Feb 26, 2020 16:59:50 GMT -5
For me it’s a numbers thing. Where’s the majority of fish and what’s their pattern? Winter, they deep. Winter patterns give the best odds.
Usually there’s still plenty of gizzard action most of the winter, save for prolonged cold or strong cold fronts.
And this late winter we’ve had plenty of Friday cold fronts with high pressure. Deeper fish are less affected by this weather and more apt to bite.
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