On one of the small lakes I fish, we have a new blowdown this spring. This is an old willow tree, which has toppled over and fallen into the water. Not a weeping willow, but what we always called a pond willow. Most all the branches are near the top, the trunk coming out from the bank, I'm guessing 30 ft. Many old bass fishing books would teach to work the outer cover( branches) first, then work inward closer to the bank,and along the trunk itself, so as to not spook any fish on the outside edges of the cover first. In your opinion, is this still the best way? What's your approach for fishing the large trees, which have fallen in the water? This one looks especially good, because the branches are laying over water that is about 10ft deep. What's your preferred method for fishing this scenario?
