Alright Fellas,
Can we please keep this thread alive? It seems as if it has been declining in the last month or so and it really sucks to see happen. Lets revive this b****. Anyways, I fished three times this weekend.
Saturday (Manchester, NH)
Weather: 73 Fahrenheit, Overcast, 7 MPH Southern wind
The pond I fished was 54 acres with a maximum depth of 17' in the middle. The water was fairly clear and a cooling temperature of 68 Fahrenheit. I primarily was focusing on flats located near deep water. To be even more specific I was fishing a 6' flat that led into 13' of water. The flat also contained boat docks on it. I tried to start out with moving baits and didn't have much success (chatter bait, crank bait, spinnerbait and under-spin). I thought it was weird because there was a slight breeze of 7 MPH, which was moving the water around. Eventually I started to drag 1/8th Texas-Rigged senkos in the flat and that seemed to do the trick. I caught a few "ok" fish and called it a day.
Sunday (Boscawen, NH)
Weather: 74 Fahrenheit, Overcast, 10 MPH Southern Wind
I fished a larger body of water coming in at 200 acres even. The maximum depth is 32'. The water at the pond was stained and a cool 65 Fahrenheit. I followed my previous days' pattern and targeted 6' weed flats near deep water. This pattern was key. Finding offshore weed beds ranging from 6' to 8' near deeper water is where I caught all my bass that day. Nicking the top of the weeds with a green pumpkin 3/8th chatter bait seemed to trigger the bites. The bass also seemed fairly aggressive. I was reeling in my line at a fair pace on a 7:1 and still would get wacked. I assume that they are slowly preparing for their winter transition.
Monday (Southern NH)
Weather: 71 Fahrenheit, Overcast, 0 MPH Wind
Smaller body of water, high water temperature. 70 Fahrenheit. Today was a swim-bait only day. To bad I could not figure them out.. I caught one, two pound bass near the shore, and that was the only action for the day. I fished shallow and deep and couldn't catch sh*&. I guess that is the name of the game?
Curious to see how everyone else is doing? Any good stories, tips & tricks etc. ? Hope everyone is having a strong end to their season and tight lines!