Matt_Magnone
02-12-2013, 08:17 PM
its sad that a lot of people have felt the need to stop posting on these forums. a lot of people feel they need to keep every ounce of info secret. personally, i have my share of secrets, spots, or techniques that i keep to myself. areas i want you to know about, i'll share. areas that are a core spot for me, of course im going to be a little reluctant to give. at the same time, helping others break down the puzzle by dishing some good info in turn can help your own fishing. i was fortunate to have this happen to me last year. case in point, there was a blade bite last year that a board member was on. we had been typing back and forth talking about fish location and their habits. i gave some info as well as he. needless to say, hand in hand, we both had a chance to get on one of the most insane blade bites i've personally ever been on. we gotta bring that back.
ANYWAY
bite is fishing steady guys. the lake is fishing in the 15-20 fish day type stuff right now. average fish is getting larger when it was 1.5-2#'s now its 2.5-3#'s. water temp has been consistent between 57 and 59 in the morning warming to the low 60's by the afternoon. depending on side of the lake visibility varies. some areas i can see down 12-15 while others you can barely get 6'. water looks to be slowly rising. two weeks ago a 38' flat is now 42' as of today.
lots of fish starting to work their way up with a bulk population in that 35-50' zone. lots of males but if you get on the right spot you can plug a couple decent fish. nothing too fancy with the plan of attack. obviously the fish are deeper right now. fish are utilizing pieces of structure or cover to play hop scotch as the water temp begins to rise. water warms up; they move up. water cools down; they move down. pretty simple. the only thing that throws a curve ball into the equation is the fact that the lake bottom is littered in trees. these trees are stopping points between point A and B. within each stopping point, they may either move up or move down. high pressure we'll see fish hovering just under the main canopy inactve, or toward the bases in a neutral mood. as the low pressure arrives the fish will lift, move to key edge spots within the canopy or move up to the next stopping point.
turn on your fish finders and watch a little tv. look at your cover and then look at how the fish are positioned in it. pictures are worth a thousand words.
are they on the bottom?
are they high and tight?
are they hovering above the canopy?
various techniques are working right now, but above all play around with it. there's no shortcut for success. grab yourself a search tool, a "fall" bait and a bottom bait. use your search bait to find fish. once you've located your fish, find out what part of the water column they came from. if they are high in the column fish a bait that falls through the water column such as a senko, fluke, darterhead or swimjig. if the fish came off the bottom fish a bait like a jig, dropshot, c rig... if you're fishing tree fish, think of the tree as its own water column. you have the top of the tree, the bottom of the tree and then everything in the middle. pick it apart the same way.
baits and techniques are not really the issue right now that is setting successful anglers from unsuccessful; its fish location. find fishable water and exploit it.
"timing" has been brutal for me these past few weeks. ive been having a hard time getting it figured out. way too many variables. i was very fortunate yesterday to come in contact with a very nice fish though. timing was critical. wind started to blow and i was at the right place at the right time. the fishing is getting fun right now. oh wait..... we can't believe the hype! THERE'S NO FISH LEFT IN DVL!!!!!! hahah!
:LOL::LOL::LOL::LOL: ------> :Thumbs Up:
39082 39087
if you guys have any questions swing by the shop and i'll try and help the best that i can.
-matt
ANYWAY
bite is fishing steady guys. the lake is fishing in the 15-20 fish day type stuff right now. average fish is getting larger when it was 1.5-2#'s now its 2.5-3#'s. water temp has been consistent between 57 and 59 in the morning warming to the low 60's by the afternoon. depending on side of the lake visibility varies. some areas i can see down 12-15 while others you can barely get 6'. water looks to be slowly rising. two weeks ago a 38' flat is now 42' as of today.
lots of fish starting to work their way up with a bulk population in that 35-50' zone. lots of males but if you get on the right spot you can plug a couple decent fish. nothing too fancy with the plan of attack. obviously the fish are deeper right now. fish are utilizing pieces of structure or cover to play hop scotch as the water temp begins to rise. water warms up; they move up. water cools down; they move down. pretty simple. the only thing that throws a curve ball into the equation is the fact that the lake bottom is littered in trees. these trees are stopping points between point A and B. within each stopping point, they may either move up or move down. high pressure we'll see fish hovering just under the main canopy inactve, or toward the bases in a neutral mood. as the low pressure arrives the fish will lift, move to key edge spots within the canopy or move up to the next stopping point.
turn on your fish finders and watch a little tv. look at your cover and then look at how the fish are positioned in it. pictures are worth a thousand words.
are they on the bottom?
are they high and tight?
are they hovering above the canopy?
various techniques are working right now, but above all play around with it. there's no shortcut for success. grab yourself a search tool, a "fall" bait and a bottom bait. use your search bait to find fish. once you've located your fish, find out what part of the water column they came from. if they are high in the column fish a bait that falls through the water column such as a senko, fluke, darterhead or swimjig. if the fish came off the bottom fish a bait like a jig, dropshot, c rig... if you're fishing tree fish, think of the tree as its own water column. you have the top of the tree, the bottom of the tree and then everything in the middle. pick it apart the same way.
baits and techniques are not really the issue right now that is setting successful anglers from unsuccessful; its fish location. find fishable water and exploit it.
"timing" has been brutal for me these past few weeks. ive been having a hard time getting it figured out. way too many variables. i was very fortunate yesterday to come in contact with a very nice fish though. timing was critical. wind started to blow and i was at the right place at the right time. the fishing is getting fun right now. oh wait..... we can't believe the hype! THERE'S NO FISH LEFT IN DVL!!!!!! hahah!
:LOL::LOL::LOL::LOL: ------> :Thumbs Up:
39082 39087
if you guys have any questions swing by the shop and i'll try and help the best that i can.
-matt