Bait Fish Current Ambush

[CDMeyer]

I herd this reading something, and was just wondering if anyone has done this or could tell me if this is right or wrong.....

So where there is a break in the current say a bay or a cove, will bass sit on the edges of these and wait for bait fish to drift by in the current, then ambush em'?

[porkleaker]

I've had good experiences with this. I'd fish a deeper, narrow section before the bay opened up, it had a good current. Everything had to pass through that spot to get to the shallower water. It seemed like the bass were waiting in the weed line to ambush any bait that swam through the current, that's one of my favorite, most productive spots. There was a lot of pike there too doing the same thing. 

[papajoe222]

Fish use breaks in the current for a number of reasons and as an ambush point is one of them. Anything that disrupts the flow of current will form an area of both reduced and increased water flow. By disrupting flow, I mean obstructions. Stumps boulders points etc

Other areas of slower current such as deeper water, a bend in the channel, or as you mentioned a bay or backwater area.

Although they may not be actively feeding, fish will use these current breaks. They are prime areas to fish.

[Bankbeater]

I have seen this fishing around islands before.  The bass will hang in the still water on the backside of the island and go after a bait as it is pulled from the current into the still water.

[Scott F]

In river fishing, it is one of the prime areas to fish. Bass use a lot of energy trying to hold in the current so they often use slower slack water areas to hold. Lots of food gets pushed by the current so it is natural that they will sit in the slow side of the break line and wait for their food to come to them.