What Made This Spot So Good?

[Tsiaram]

So my friend and I went fishing tonight, we are both very new to bass fishing and are trying to learn as much as we can. Anyway, we stopped at a random spot on the road tonight by a lake and started fishing... we caught 10 bass in 45 minutes all on texas rigged worms. Here is a picture of the spot attached, and I will try to add as much detail as I can. We fished right to the right of the bridge casting towards the top of the screen.. As you can see there are trees to the left, and lots of cover for fish... and to the right is a flat bank all the way down... now, when we got there I figured the fish would be near the cover or near the bank... I started fishing the cover and caught 5 fish, my friend was casting straight out the whole time and he also caught 5 fish. Right under the bridge is a dam and there is a steady flow of water. My question is what made this spot so good? the fish were literally everywhere we casted, out in open water, near the bank, near cover... We are trying to learn as much about bass fishing as possible so any help would be appreciated! Thanks. 

 

Oh! it was also cloudy today and raining off and on. Idk if that helps. 

[Brian6428]

That is a very good question, but likely nobody can fully answer that but yourself. No picture (which I think you forgot to attach) or paragraph can show all the details of a spot. Just look for spots similar to that in the future. Start keeping a very detailed fishing log and see if you notice any patterns in the weather that affect fishing. That said, I have had some very good days fishing when there is rain in the area (like what you had) so it may have been related to the weather and the spot. Also, it sounds like a classic case of isolated cover on the bank. It sounds like there wasn't much cover on the bank except for the spot you guys were fishing, which can make for a very good spot.

 

Brian

[Tsiaram]

Here is the attachment of the spot. Sorry!

[gripnrip]

I would say a variety of things. One being a time the fish in the area were ready to feed. With current present, will move up and down based on how aggressive they are waiting for a meal to float by. Also, you could have excited a school of fish that when the first one bit they turned on.

I would sit down and log everything that comes to mind.

1. Time

2. Temp

3. BP

4. Lure

5. Line

Etc.....

Then go back tomorrow or a few days and see if you can duplicate what you did. If not change it up and see if you can get bit. Just my 2 cents.

[Sam]

Current.

 

Bass like current.

 

Also, there may be some structure on the bottom that they like.

 

When the current starts to move the bass turn on to feed.

 

As for logging your adventure, consider using he log featured in the Tools section at the top of this page.

[Hyrule Bass]

Current.

 

Bass like current.

 

Also, there may be some structure on the bottom that they like.

 

When the current starts to move the bass turn on to feed.

 

As for logging your adventure, consider using he log featured in the Tools section at the top of this page.

 

this is what i was going to suggest, the current moving through there generates a lot of oxygen and may lower the water temp a few degrees in that spot. plus current at a dam will attract bait fish which in turn will attract bass. one thing ive noticed at Smith Mountain Lake in VA where i fish mostly is when they are pumping water back into the lake from the dam, it starts the fish to feeding.

 

or it could be the OP just hit the right spot at the right time. the next 5 trips there could all be skunks...