I'm Going Fishing Tommorow I Need Tips Plz

[nquattro0123]

hi im going fishing tomorow my conditions will be partly cloudy 55-59 degrees outside green to clear water water temp is prob about 38-42 degrees... if you can comment what you think that would be helpful thanks tight lines everybody...        

[bleedingshrimp]

I think you may need to experiment with different baits and depths. I think a spinnerbait is generally a good idea, or crankbait slow rolled. A rage craw or similar could also be productive. this way you cover the entire water column.

[Brycen97]

https://www.bassresource.com/fishing/prespawn_fishing.html

read this im in the same place but this helped me

[RyneB]

with your water temp, im thinking a Redeye shad or a jerkbait. Those would be the first 2 baits leaving my boat.

[Topwaterspook]

My sources report sucess on brown and yellow hair jigs. This might help.

[Oldplug]

This is a tuff time of the year to make predictions of anything. Your water temp is low but that that is not the all of the conditions. Length of day is part of the trigger. They may into other areas in preparation for the spawn in spite of the water temperature. They do that here at times. Then they may become tight lipped. Anything can happen. You got to just fish hard. I like jigs in cold water. In the darker colors. I like them to move slowly. They do not seem to have to be large either. I fished a little yesterday with a 3/16th oz jig using a little finesse worm as a trailer. Did not do me any good though. But at my age I do not go at it as hard as I should. My easy chair is only 30 ft from Lake of the Ozark's and I am retired. I can wait for a better day.

[papajoe222]

If you're close in your estimate of the water temp. you'll likely need to do some experimenting. Fish location and activity levels will be determined by a couple of factors, but water temp., more importantly rising or falling temp., will dictate that more than anything. If there're have been a few warm days in a row and the surface temp. is rising, the fish could be more active and a faster moving bait fished in the upper water column. If the air temp has been dropping, or if it's overcast after a couple of sunny days, they could be deep and in a neutral mood and you may need to fish a slower presentation on, or close to the bottom.

My suggestions revolve around those two conditions. If the water is warming and it's a partly cloudy to sunny day, find an area on the north or north east shore that the wind is blowing into and wait until the afternoon to go out (if that's an option). If the weather has been unstable, look for a similar area protected from the wind. If you know the lake, try to pick an area with deeper water nearby.

In either situation, whether fishing deep or shallow, I'd start out with a moving presentation like a crank or spinnerbait and switch to a slower one if that doesn't produce. A jerkbait or drop shot will cover the shallow and deep with possibly a suspending crank paused repeatedly as a back up.

Have fun and let us know how you do.

[joetomlee]

with your water temp, im thinking a Redeye shad or a jerkbait. Those would be the first 2 baits leaving my boat.

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[Silas]

This is a tuff time of the year to make predictions of anything. Your water temp is low but that that is not the all of the conditions. Length of day is part of the trigger. They may into other areas in preparation for the spawn in spite of the water temperature. They do that here at times. Then they may become tight lipped. Anything can happen. You got to just fish hard. I like jigs in cold water. In the darker colors. I like them to move slowly. They do not seem to have to be large either. I fished a little yesterday with a 3/16th oz jig using a little finesse worm as a trailer. Did not do me any good though. But at my age I do not go at it as hard as I should. My easy chair is only 30 ft from Lake of the Ozark's and I am retired. I can wait for a better day.

 

I'm with you!!  Easter weekend is the absolute WORST time to fish here in Louisiana!  EVERYONE is out in his boat with his kids, his wife, girlfriend, and their dogs.  Riding up and down the bayou.  Breaking down because this is the first time the boats been in water in months.  Bad gas, clogged fuel lines.

 

    I, too, live right next to a bayou and sat out this morning watching the parade of boats come by.  NO ONE was catching any fish. 

 

A MUCH better day would be MONDAY or TUESDAY!

 

      I remember HAVING to fish weekends.  It was super tough.  Especially this weekend.

 

Good luck!

[sharpbbd]

At that water temp you could probably leave most baits at the house. A jig, suspending jerkbait, and rattle trap are all you need. The fish will be fairly lethargic at that temp. I would start by throwing a search bait like the rattle trap or jerkbait, and once I found fish, I would start crawling a big jig around looking for a big bite. Bass will also be schooled up at this time so when you find one make sure you work the area over thoroughly. Good luck. God bless.

[Oldplug]

SILAS Water here was only 47 and the fishing for everything is very very slow. Yeah I know about boat problems around here we got 40 ft cigarettes going 80 mph. I do not know his insurance situation but a lot of these people that own these big very expensive boat on carry insurance from April to October. He is a dentist so he can afford it.