Anybody else not catching anything? 2024
EGbassing reply :
I've been fishing a lot of ponds recently and literally haven't had one bite in a couple months. I never got one bite last fall either. I thought fall was supposed to be the best time of year for fishing...?
soflabasser reply :
Went up north earlier this month and did great with northern species such as muskie,walleye,smallmouth bass,etc. Have done well with bass in South Florida this month and expect the fishing to get better since its the prespawn period in South Florida now. What helps me is that I do research in advance of where I am fishing and experiment with different techniques until I find what works.
Kyhokie reply :
@EGbassing what part of the country are you in?
Sam reply :
With the temperatures dropping the bass will start to fatten up for the winter.
So note the temperatures in your area to see if they are going down.
If so, the bass will become very active as the water temperatures drop.
May I suggest trying a Senko rigged wacky on an 8-pound fluorocarbon spinning set up? Depending on the water color you can go with watermelon, green pumpkin, Junebug or blue/black. Add red or black flake to the watermelon or green pumpkin and see if those work.
Then, go to the other end of the spectrum and throw a small 4-inch worm in the same colors as the Senko, with a 1/16 ounce sinker.
Throw all plastics to any wood or rocks you can find in your pond.
Good luck and let us know how you do.
EGbassing reply :
On 10/24/2018 at 8:46 AM, Kyhokie said:@EGbassing what part of the country are you in?
North Alabama
On 10/24/2018 at 8:54 AM, Sam said:With the temperatures dropping the bass will start to fatten up for the winter.
So note the temperatures in your area to see if they are going down.
If so, the bass will become very active as the water temperatures drop.
May I suggest trying a Senko rigged wacky on an 8-pound fluorocarbon spinning set up? Depending on the water color you can go with watermelon, green pumpkin, Junebug or blue/black. Add red or black flake to the watermelon or green pumpkin and see if those work.
Then, go to the other end of the spectrum and throw a small 4-inch worm in the same colors as the Senko, with a 1/16 ounce sinker.
Throw all plastics to any wood or rocks you can find in your pond.
Good luck and let us know how you do.
They're going down pretty fast (about 60 - 70 for the high most days) I can try some ultra finesse stuff but it just seems odd to me that it would be necessary.
soflabasser reply :
On 10/24/2018 at 9:25 AM, EGbassing said:I can try some ultra finesse stuff but it just seems odd to me that it would be necessary.
Do not underestimate finesse techniques when it comes to catching picky bass. I probably should of written a smallmouth bass fishing report earlier but later is better than never. Here is my smallmouth bass fishing report for early October 2018;
For the past couple years I have seen many BassResource members talking about how good the ned rig was so I finally gave in and bought a bunch of ned rig jigs and ned rig soft plastics. I tried them in my local Florida waters and caught some fish but was not impressed until I went up north for smallmouth bass. I was fishing in a flooded river and the smallmouth bass where being picky.Caught 1 smallmouth on a spinnerbait and that was it until I decided to try the ned rig for the first time for smallmouth bass. I ended catching 12 smallmouth bass in less than 2 hours of fishing in a flooded river, which is much harder to fish than fishing in low water conditions.The ned rig has become a confidence bait for me and I plan on using it whenever I fish northern rivers.
Koz reply :
Not getting a single bite in a few months is pretty extreme. That being said, the bite has been off in my area of the south for the past few months.
This year the water stayed really warm for a lot longer than usual. This fall our daytime temperatures were about the same is in the past ranging from low to upper 80's but the nighttime temperatures never dropped like in the past. Up until a few days ago our nighttime temperatures were still in the mid to upper 70's.
For the past few days the nighttime temps hit the 60's and for the next week we'll see 50's and a few 40's before going back to the 70's at night again.
My guess is that with the water slow to cool the bass are still sticking to their summer feeding routes and patterns. So they stay rooted in the deeper water or hollows in the bottoms of the lagoons for the day (we have very little structure and vegetation in our residential lagoons). In my case those areas are beyond casting distance (boats and kayaks are not allowed).
I'll know if my suspicions are correct this weekend after a few evenings of cooler weather. As an added bonus, daytime temps will only be in the low 70's here and Saturday is calling for cloudy skies but no rain. If the bigguns don't bite this weekend I'm just going to assume the alligators ate all the bass and I never have to fish again ????
Derek1 reply :
It’s been slow lately but not as bad as your having it.
Gundog reply :
You think its slow in northern Alabama, you should try coming up to northeastern Pennsylvania. We went from highs in the 70's and 80's to highs in the 40's and 50's overnight. No gradual cooling, just a sudden drop in temps. Might as well have drilled several holes in my canoe for all the use I'm getting out of it this fall. Time to call it a season and start dreaming about next spring.
Bluebasser86 reply :
North Alabama you're probably just getting to the late summer/early fall transition when they really scatter out, that makes for difficult fishing.
This past weekend was all about moving baits and covering water for here. Fish weren't jumping in the boat (at least the right kind weren't), but we still caught plenty.
EGbassing reply :
On 10/24/2018 at 11:33 AM, Bluebasser86 said:North Alabama you're probably just getting to the late summer/early fall transition when they really scatter out, that makes for difficult fishing.
This past weekend was all about moving baits and covering water for here. Fish weren't jumping in the boat (at least the right kind weren't), but we still caught plenty.
Yeah, I think you're right. The high is going to be consistently around 55 - 60 for the rest of the week here so I'm just going to burn a red eye shad and try to locate them.
NYWayfarer reply :
On 10/24/2018 at 9:57 AM, soflabasser said:Do not underestimate finesse techniques when it comes to catching picky bass. I probably should of written a smallmouth bass fishing report earlier but later is better than never. Here is my smallmouth bass fishing report for early October 2018;
For the past couple years I have seen many BassResource members talking about how good the ned rig was so I finally gave in and bought a bunch of ned rig jigs and ned rig soft plastics. I tried them in my local Florida waters and caught some fish but was not impressed until I went up north for smallmouth bass. I was fishing in a flooded river and the smallmouth bass where being picky.Caught 1 smallmouth on a spinnerbait and that was it until I decided to try the ned rig for the first time for smallmouth bass. I ended catching 12 smallmouth bass in less than 2 hours of fishing in a flooded river, which is much harder to fish than fishing in low water conditions.The ned rig has become a confidence bait for me and I plan on using it whenever I fish northern rivers.
My absolute favorite bait for river Smallmouth Bass. Sounds like you had a good trip, Grats!
scaleface reply :
I went yesterday with a mild but chilly north wind , high blue bird skies and water temp 54 degrees . Shallow bass were taking spinnerbaits hard but none of these fish were fat with shad . I'm kind of confused about that .
Ratherbfishing reply :
Went down to southern Illinois to fish several lakes in that region. The rather brutal cold snap and, on the last day, a northwest wind, seemed to put the fish into a doldrum but since I wasn't down there prior to the cold weather, I can't really say. I fished HARD for 2.5 days and caught 11 bass total-about half were less than 10 inches. Beats getting skunked, though.
Koz reply :
I ran across this in my Twitter feed: https://www.flwfishing.com/tips/2018-10-24-fish-with-confidence-in-the-fall
EGbassing reply :
On 10/25/2018 at 12:05 AM, Koz said:I ran across this in my Twitter feed: https://www.flwfishing.com/tips/2018-10-24-fish-with-confidence-in-the-fall
Interesting. Thanks. Do you have any methods of locating baitfish without a fishfinder? I could probably locate some bluegill with a spinner or something but shad would be harder because they just don't bite stuff like that.
Edit: There actually are a lot of huge gizzard shad in that pond; not just bluegill.
Russ E reply :
this can be a tough time of year to me. Fall bite has not really taken off yet. fish are scattered.
like @Bluebasser86 said, I had to cover a lot of water to catch bass with moving baits.
generally I am not a run and gun fisherman. This time of year, there is not really any other option.
On the other hand white bass, catfish and drum are all in a feeding frenzy, so they keep me busy between lulls.
Koz reply :
On 10/25/2018 at 12:29 AM, EGbassing said:Do you have any methods of locating baitfish without a fishfinder?
In my area the shad frequently school and bust the surface so they are easy to locate.
But when they are not visible I usually just try and cover a LOT (I do mean a lot) of water with a spinnerbait or lipless crank.
I suppose another option would be to downsize and throw a beetlespin or use live worms and see where the bluegill are located. The problem with that is that the feeding window for bass is usually pretty small this time of year. In other words, they are usually in the deeper water and not moving that much unless it's feeding time.
So while they still feed throughout the day, instead of gorging for 20 or 30 minutes in the shallower water each feeding period might be only 5-15 minutes now. So fishing for bluegill to see where the bluegill are in my mind is a waste of time.
With a spinnerbait or lipless crank I can cover a lot of water from one fixed point on the bank before I move on. Keep in mind I'm just a recreational fisherman and not one of the experts on this forum. They probably have better advice. This is just my approach on the shallow, featureless, man made lagoons where I fish.
teabag259 reply :
Yeah it seems to be really tough all over. In South Central PA the temps have plummeted. It was 88 two weeks ago and two days later the highs are in the 50s. It’s in the upper 30s at night. So the water temps have dropped quickly too. And the fish are not biting. My last 4 days have been skunked, 1 real big one, skunked, and today after 4 hours I caught a dink right at the end.
Ive tried a variety of colors and lures. Chatterbait (chartreuse and blue black), crankbait, trick worms( black, white, blue black), and a blue black mini spinner.
Random question from from a beginner. How long generally should you stay with a particular lure or setup (i.e. chatterbait with a trailer) before you move on to a different one? I know there are no hard and fast rules but what is the generally accepted practice for changing it up in terms of time or casts ?
MIbassyaker reply :
I've only fished in the fall for the last 3 years, and not more than a few times each year. I'm still trying to get the hang of it -- it seems really seems boom-or-bust. I'm fishing small natural lakes and river backwaters of a few dozen acres mostly...I have had some days where they will jump on anything I throw, and some where there is just no activity of any kind, anywhere. Some of it is that our fall weather is always volatile, and the small waters I fish are probably more affected by weather and tempearture change than bigger waters. But even so I've found that following the usual recommendation of fishing after a few days of stable weather and/or a warming trend does not reliably mean I'll catch much...sometimes yes, sometimes no. The last month has been pretty dead.
Gundog reply :
On 10/25/2018 at 2:39 AM, teabag259 said:
Random question from from a beginner. How long generally should you stay with a particular lure or setup (i.e. chatterbait with a trailer) before you move on to a different one? I know there are no hard and fast rules but what is the generally accepted practice for changing it up in terms of time or casts ?
That is a question you hear on this forum quite a bit in different forms. As you said, there really isn't a answer I can give you. I normally use my gut on lakes I've fished before. If I'm fishing a new (to me) lake I change lures more often and try lures I haven't used or in a way I haven't used them before. A friend who fished tournaments told me he had a rule called the "Frustration Scale". If he was fishing in a tourney or practice and started to get frustrated he'd measure the level and make a decision based on that. If he was slightly frustrated he might just change color, if he was moderately frustrated he would change areas, if he was highly frustrated he would jump up and down on the bow of his boat cursing up a storm. 
BigAngus752 reply :
I went out two days in a row last week. Thurs was sunny and I fished a cooling plant lake. Half the lake was 61 degrees and the other was 73 degrees. Got skunked on both for four hours. Friday I went to a smaller lake. Cloudy and rainy. Water temp 58 degrees. I caught 3 bass on a lipless crankbait and missed 3 with a Toadrunner (see my other post for that rant) in 3hrs time. I was shocked that the 58 degree bass were all over the moving stuff and I couldn’t get the 73 degree bass to touch any cranks, spinners, chatterbaits, or frogs.
geo g reply :
In Florida I have been working hard for the bites I have been getting. Find current and cloud cover and the bite has been better. A few big old girls but lots of smaller bass. Most on senko type baits, and zoom U-Vibes, fished slowly. Good luck it will get better.
soflabasser reply :
On 10/24/2018 at 10:37 PM, NYWayfarer said:My absolute favorite bait for river Smallmouth Bass. Sounds like you had a good trip, Grats!
Thank you @NYWayfarer. Yes I had a great time catching smallmouth bass. I caught a total of 13 smallmouth bass and 11 northern strain largemouth bass, all from land from a flooded river. Also caught muskie, walleye,and other northern species of fish in my fishing vacation up north. Ned rigs are good for picky smallmouth bass where I was fishing but I noticed that the hookup to land ratio was not very good with ned rigs compared to other lures I use.The hooks are very small and break easily when you bend them back to shape as well. I will still fish with ned rigs when I fish northern rivers but prefer other lures since they have a better hook to landing ratio for me.
YaknBassn reply :
Same location, same problems. They just seem to be scattered all over. Fished all day on Sunday and caught two. One on a 3/8oz spinnerbait and one on a wacky rigged Senko. Both were in the same general area, right along a grass line.
HeyCoach reply :
@EGbassing I had an extremely difficult time this summer in central AL. I’m thinking I’m going to try a jerkbait tomorrow and maybe a little Storm 360 soft swimbait to see if I can find any.
With how sudden the weather changed I don’t know what to do either.
EGbassing reply :
On 10/25/2018 at 10:35 AM, HeyCoach said:@EGbassing I had an extremely difficult time this summer in central AL. I’m thinking I’m going to try a jerkbait tomorrow and maybe a little Storm 360 soft swimbait to see if I can find any.
With how sudden the weather changed I don’t know what to do either.
I actually had a decent summer in terms of fishing but the weather change just really changed it. I'm just going to try a lipless and cover water tomorrow.
J.Vincent reply :
One of my favorite lures in the Fall is a RattleTrap, especially when the bass are spread out everywhere. It allows me to efficiently cover and eliminate a lot of water.....this works up here in the north, and Im guessing it should also work on many of the lakes in the South
The Bassman reply :
We had a dramatic weather change almost three weeks ago. Actually, I've done pretty well. I do fish smaller lakes so location is not an issue. I do find that a little wind really helps. Dead calm days insure a tough day.
Bankbeater reply :
Pond fishing here has been slow also.
NYWayfarer reply :
On 10/25/2018 at 5:24 AM, soflabasser said:Thank you @NYWayfarer. Yes I had a great time catching smallmouth bass. I caught a total of 13 smallmouth bass and 11 northern strain largemouth bass, all from land from a flooded river. Also caught muskie, walleye,and other northern species of fish in my fishing vacation up north. Ned rigs are good for picky smallmouth bass where I was fishing but I noticed that the hookup to land ratio was not very good with ned rigs compared to other lures I use.The hooks are very small and break easily when you bend them back to shape as well. I will still fish with ned rigs when I fish northern rivers but prefer other lures since they have a better hook to landing ratio for me.
If you are having troubles with the hooks breaking try the Z-man Nedlockz jigheads. The hooks on those jigs are stouter. You can still bend them back with a decent pair of pliers.
My hookup ratio improved when I started bottom hopping the rig. Most Smallies will take the bait when it is standing straight up on the bottom. Even small ones tend to engulf the entire bait. When I feel the telltale "thunk" I use a sweeping hookset similar to the kind folks use for a dropshot. Also keeping them from jumping helps. I lose most Smallies on the jump.
EGbassing reply :
On 10/25/2018 at 8:46 PM, NYWayfarer said:If you are having troubles with the hooks breaking try the Z-man Nedlockz jigheads. The hooks on those jigs are stouter. You can still bend them back with a decent pair of pliers.
My hookup ratio improved when I started bottom hopping the rig. Most Smallies will take the bait when it is standing straight up on the bottom. Even small ones tend to engulf the entire bait. When I feel the telltale "thunk" I use a sweeping hookset similar to the kind folks use for a dropshot. Also keeping them from jumping helps. I lose most Smallies on the jump.
That's mostly spot on, but the one thing I have to disagree with is using Nedlockz if you're bending hooks. I would try to figure out why your hooks are bending before switching to those. I believe it's usually caused by using tackle that's too heavy, but I'm not 100% sure.
On 10/25/2018 at 12:52 PM, J.Vincent said:One of my favorite lures in the Fall is a RattleTrap, especially when the bass are spread out everywhere. It allows me to efficiently cover and eliminate a lot of water.....this works up here in the north, and Im guessing it should also work on many of the lakes in the South
Yeah, I'm going to try a red eye shad today if I have time. It's really overcast and windy so that should be a good choice as long as I can locate them.
LonnieP reply :
On 10/25/2018 at 12:52 PM, J.Vincent said:One of my favorite lures in the Fall is a RattleTrap, especially when the bass are spread out everywhere. It allows me to efficiently cover and eliminate a lot of water.....this works up here in the north, and Im guessing it should also work on many of the lakes in the South
Mine too. I catch more fish in October than any other month of the year thanks to the Rattletrap. Some big ones too.
teabag259 reply :
I need to change my nickname on here to Skunked Again.
soflabasser reply :
On 10/25/2018 at 8:46 PM, NYWayfarer said:If you are having troubles with the hooks breaking try the Z-man Nedlockz jigheads. The hooks on those jigs are stouter. You can still bend them back with a decent pair of pliers.
My hookup ratio improved when I started bottom hopping the rig. Most Smallies will take the bait when it is standing straight up on the bottom. Even small ones tend to engulf the entire bait. When I feel the telltale "thunk" I use a sweeping hookset similar to the kind folks use for a dropshot. Also keeping them from jumping helps. I lose most Smallies on the jump.
Thank you for recommending me the Z-Man Nedlockz jigheads. I will do some research on them and might get them for my next trip up north. I caught most of the smallmouth bass on Ned rigs by hopping the jig on the rocky bottom. As expected the jig will get stuck between the rocks every once in a while and the hook would often come back bent from pulling very little. I am use to fishing much larger and stronger hooks here in South Florida compared to such tiny little hooks like the Z-man jigs. Did not lose a single smallmouth to jumping when I caught them on crankbaits and swimbaits but did lose a couple to the Z-Man jig hooks. It will be a learning curve that is for sure but it is nothing compared to the learning curve of hooking a tarpon on a lure, which is much more challenging than catching smallmouth bass on a lure.
GReb reply :
Been rough in Mississippi as well. The Shad schools this year are insane. They are literally everywhere you look which has the bass spread out and hard to locate in numbers. Only success I’ve had lately is focusing on spots sitting 5-8 feet at points up river.
soflabasser reply :
On 10/25/2018 at 12:52 PM, J.Vincent said:One of my favorite lures in the Fall is a RattleTrap, especially when the bass are spread out everywhere. It allows me to efficiently cover and eliminate a lot of water.....this works up here in the north, and Im guessing it should also work on many of the lakes in the South
Lipless crankbaits are good lures to use down here as well. Might give them a try this weekend since the conditions are looking very good for fishing.
Koz reply :
It's interesting that so many areas across the country have been slow fishing when this is the time of year things start to pick up after peak summer water temperatures.
I was on the SC DNR website and all of the fishing reports on the lakes that I checked stated that the bass fishing was extremely poor compared to past fall activity.
But I won't be deterred. I think I'm going to call it an early day and fish for a few hours this afternoon.
Log Catcher reply :
One problem here is so much rain.We are on track to have our wettest year on record. The water levels have been up and down and muddy so much the fish don't know what they are supposed to be doing. The temps went from the mid to upper 80s down to low 60s and 50s. We haven't had normal weather so long we don't know what normal is anymore.
Smjunior25 reply :
On 10/24/2018 at 9:57 AM, soflabasser said:Do not underestimate finesse techniques when it comes to catching picky bass. I probably should of written a smallmouth bass fishing report earlier but later is better than never. Here is my smallmouth bass fishing report for early October 2018;
For the past couple years I have seen many BassResource members talking about how good the ned rig was so I finally gave in and bought a bunch of ned rig jigs and ned rig soft plastics. I tried them in my local Florida waters and caught some fish but was not impressed until I went up north for smallmouth bass. I was fishing in a flooded river and the smallmouth bass where being picky.Caught 1 smallmouth on a spinnerbait and that was it until I decided to try the ned rig for the first time for smallmouth bass. I ended catching 12 smallmouth bass in less than 2 hours of fishing in a flooded river, which is much harder to fish than fishing in low water conditions.The ned rig has become a confidence bait for me and I plan on using it whenever I fish northern rivers.
I'm up here in Iowa, and I've got a Ned Rig tied on at all times. It's not the most exciting way to fish, but it pretty much always catches fish, anywhere from clear water lakes to the Mississippi River!
greentrout reply :
went to a large lake yesterday and did some bank beating...fished dam rip rap where it begins to get shallow and in a nearby cove...caught 3 in 2 hrs....17" and 2 14"...nothing to brag about but fun...
used 12# big game mono 6"6" med. fast rod bps bc with zoom trick worm green pumpkin & watermelon red flake 1/32 oz. ...total cloud cover with an off and on slight drizzle 68 degrees...
will be able to fish here thru nov....then still can but much colder...
good fishing...
Chance_Taker4 reply :
Here in Ohio the fishing has been off pretty much since ice out. I blame the inconsistent whether. It warmed up earlier than normal but then cooled off quick. We didn't see "normal temps" or conditions until late May early June. Just to record our coldest July in 30 years. However the last two weeks have made up for some horrid fishing this season. I love the fall bite because I can slay them on cranks more often.
All about da bass reply :
On 10/24/2018 at 7:37 AM, EGbassing said:I've been fishing a lot of ponds recently and literally haven't had one bite in a couple months. I never got one bite last fall either. I thought fall was supposed to be the best time of year for fishing...?
I have had something similar happen to me this year with fishing lakes, ponds, creeks, mud holes. Anything I was fishing in just wasn't producing for me. I absolutely tore them up last year, I don't know what I did last year that made me catch them better. I'll just have to solve that amazing puzzle we call getting a bite.
Derek1 reply :
I understand that. I was so looking forward to the fall bite and it has been the least productive time on the water for me all season.
EGbassing reply :
On 11/2/2018 at 9:45 PM, Derek1 said:I understand that. I was so looking forward to the fall bite and it has been the least productive time on the water for me all season.
Yeah. Honestly I'm really looking forward to winter fishing at this point. ????
Log Catcher reply :
I went Tuesday with no luck. I even threw a lipless crank bait in a shad pattern. Other crank baits with no luck. Had a few minor bites on soft plastics. Water temp was 55 to 60 degrees depending on what part of the lake I was on. To top it all off before I left I hit a stump with the trolling motor and broke part of bracket assembly. Guess i'm done for the year. Now I have to find out what it will cost me to get the bracket fixed or replaced.
Derek1 reply :
It’s dark cloudy and 65 degrees out right now we had a warm light rain most of the day with a warm breeze. I’m leaving work early and going to hit two ponds. I have a good feeling about this afternoon lol.
813basstard reply :
No bites in a month or so?! Something ain’t right that’s bigger than weather. Did you catch them at the same ponds before? On the same bait?
EGbassing reply :
On 11/3/2018 at 12:49 PM, 813basstard said:No bites in a month or so?! Something ain’t right that’s bigger than weather. Did you catch them at the same ponds before? On the same bait?
Yeah, I was catching somewhere around one per hour in the spring and about 1 per two hours in the summer. Then they just disappeared up until yesterday, when I finally got a couple bites.
NittyGrittyBoy reply :
Water temp was 65-66, slight wind, air temp was 50ish
I tried everything. Only bite I could get was watermelon red senko, weightless. Caught 5 dinks. Idk what was up. Usually a really good pond, and man I was hoping for a dropshot bite today
NittyGrittyBoy reply :
BTW, first time ever fishing a senko. . .
I think I'm hooked
Derek1 reply :
Went out casting, since I can’t call it fishing anymore. Hit three ponds between last night and this morning. Had one blowup on popmax and my cousin got a pickeral on a chatterbait we got those right away not another bite. I e probably said this before I think they’ve just moved to we’re I can’t get them from shore. 4 hours in the 60 degree rain was fun today.
EGbassing reply :
On 11/4/2018 at 1:51 AM, Derek1 said:Went out casting, since I can’t call it fishing anymore. Hit three ponds between last night and this morning. Had one blowup on popmax and my cousin got a pickeral on a chatterbait we got those right away not another bite. I e probably said this before I think they’ve just moved to we’re I can’t get them from shore. 4 hours in the 60 degree rain was fun today.
If you think they've gone deep you should tie on a lipless crank and just launch it out there. Those things cast miles.
Koz reply :
I fished for about 30 minutes on Saturday and 45 minutes on Sunday and didn't get one bite. However, I did see a gator snag something and do a death roll, so that was pretty neat.
I'll admit that it has been frustrating out there lately. Granted, I only get out there for an hour or so each time, but I have no idea where the bass went. I've fished fast, slow, big baits, small baits, top, middle, and bottom and - nothing. It's times like this when I realize bank fishing is a huge disadvantage because of not being able to cover the entire waterway and the lack of electronics to at least see if something is down there.
Maybe I should break out the iBobber and see if that helps. The iBobber is decent, but it's a magnet for gators. Maybe I'll get lucky and find a lagoon where they are too lethargic to try and eat it.
Spankey reply :
Yes it’s been slow since moving out of the 70’s and 80’s. Temps here in Penna. are to radical of a change. Was out past Friday ahead of incoming storm on the river. Truly was fishing the calm before the storm. I did have my expectations set way way high. Did the Smallie & Muskie thing, just bought myself a net to handle these muskies and thought for sure I was gonna have one on. Managed two smallies on a slider set up. And a few white perch on the slider and small storm swimbaits.
Air temp. was 38 deg. at start, 47 deg. when I finished up. Water temps. stayed pretty even at 48-49 deg. We just had severe weather Friday night into Saturday. Raining today into tomorrow. Again on Friday. Might be light. Sunday will be on the lake. I hope to get out again after that. If it’s like the Dead Sea maybe not.
Weather and water conditions here in Penna. have been a fight for me.
TnRiver46 reply :
On 11/6/2018 at 12:29 AM, Spankey said:Yes it’s been slow since moving out of the 70’s and 80’s. Temps here in Penna. are to radical of a change. Was out past Friday ahead of incoming storm on the river. Truly was fishing the calm before the storm. I did have my expectations set way way high. Did the Smallie & Muskie thing, just bought myself a net to handle these muskies and thought for sure I was gonna have one on. Managed two smallies on a slider set up. And a few white perch on the slider and small storm swimbaits.
Air temp. was 38 deg. at start, 47 deg. when I finished up. Water temps. stayed pretty even at 48-49 deg. We just had severe weather Friday night into Saturday. Raining today into tomorrow. Again on Friday. Might be light. Sunday will be on the lake. I hope to get out again after that. If it’s like the Dead Sea maybe not.
Weather and water conditions here in Penna. have been a fight for me.
Pennsylvania sounds like a terrible place to fish! You and @Gundog need to dig a tunnel and escape
Gundog reply :
On 11/6/2018 at 2:51 AM, TnRiver46 said:Pennsylvania sounds like a terrible place to fish! You and @Gundog need to dig a tunnel and escape
I would if I could get past the permafrost and not get eaten by the polar bears.
Spankey reply :
On 11/6/2018 at 2:51 AM, TnRiver46 said:Pennsylvania sounds like a terrible place to fish! You and @Gundog need to dig a tunnel and escape
Yeah I hear that. I've seen Mother Nature mess up my home fishing grounds on the river over the last few seasons. I'm gonna remain optimistic that Mother Nature will make things rebound one day. I've switched over to a lake as a new home waters, have really had a good time with it and the largemouths there. The lake has held up real well to some of the storms we've had. I can't set and fret over the weather we have been dealt. Have just tried to make the best of it.
TnRiver46 reply :
On 11/6/2018 at 9:03 AM, Spankey said:Yeah I hear that. I've seen Mother Nature mess up my home fishing grounds on the river over the last few seasons. I'm gonna remain optimistic that Mother Nature will make things rebound one day. I've switched over to a lake as a new home waters, have really had a good time with it and the largemouths there. The lake has held up real well to some of the storms we've had. I can't set and fret over the weather we have been dealt. Have just tried to make the best of it.
Lakes are definitely a great option during volatile times like drought and flood
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