Off Shore Fishing Help

[CDMeyer]

I have always been a power fisherman on the shoreline but I would like to get offshore fishing because I feel that is were some big ones are held..... are lake is relatively small 415 acres, only two sections about 50 acres that can physically hold offshore bass, but I feel like there are no bass there..... so in this picture does it look like it holds bass, and if so where (relatively) and how should I fish it..... thank you for all the help I know this is a hard question

 

[CDMeyer]

I apologies I do not know how to make the picture bigger on the post so to see it you will have to click on it, sorry and thanks for the help

[CDMeyer]

Here is the other area that I think might hold fish if it helps this was a river dammed and these are the areas that swelled way out of the river channel, and can I really trust that this is gravel where it says it is because most of the lake is muck I feel like even if it was at one time the gravel would be covered by muck right?

[tatertester]

I think there is a number of offshore areas that are worth checking.....There isn't a lot of depth change,but it looks like transition areas where bottom changes or depth and bottom or weeds vary.....Any brush or wood would be a good find....Any current changes things up as well......Watch for bottom or any change of cover, current, or transitions.....Looks like a fun lake.

[papajoe222]

Although this body of water is relatively shallow, it isn't without features that are attractive to off shore or structure fishermen. 

My attention was immediately drawn to two areas on the first map. The upper tip of the island where the 10ft, contour line is was the first and the area to the left of the island where the depth goes from 5-10-8ft. is the other.

The first one is likely the most drastic of depth changes on the lake the second provides depth changes in close proximity to each other, not to mention a bit of an underwater hump that would attract fish that receive a lot of pressure on the island's shoreline.

Any form of cover, especially isolated cover, or change in bottom or weed composition along any of these breaklines make them potential hot spots.

Spend some time with your electronics in these areas looking for any irregularities. Breaklines from one depth to another are rarely sharp changes and also rarely without irregularities.  Concentrate your efforts there after post spawn and until late fall and you should get your off shore angling feet wet.

[roadwarrior]

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/130371-offshore-bassin/

[CDMeyer]

Although this body of water is relatively shallow, it isn't without features that are attractive to off shore or structure fishermen. 

My attention was immediately drawn to two areas on the first map. The upper tip of the island where the 10ft, contour line is was the first and the area to the left of the island where the depth goes from 5-10-8ft. is the other.

The first one is likely the most drastic of depth changes on the lake the second provides depth changes in close proximity to each other, not to mention a bit of an underwater hump that would attract fish that receive a lot of pressure on the island's shoreline.

Any form of cover, especially isolated cover, or change in bottom or weed composition along any of these breaklines make them potential hot spots.

Spend some time with your electronics in these areas looking for any irregularities. Breaklines from one depth to another are rarely sharp changes and also rarely without irregularities.  Concentrate your efforts there after post spawn and until late fall and you should get your off shore angling feet wet.

Thank you for the help, How do you think I should fish these areas, what should I use?

[papajoe222]

Fish your strengths.