WHAT WOULD U DO

[bubbler]

The lake that i fish is normaly very clear, buty the recent rain here in socal, the lake is getting realy muddy and is starting to fill up.

What areas should i target and what lures should i use.....thanks

[fooman]

use anything that gives off strong vibration or a loud noise

Double colorado spinnerbait,rattle traps...I usually work these slow so the bass can home in on them

[smallieking]

yea use rattlin cranks and ratl traps and even buzzbaits to locate fish  once u locate the fish slow down and use a worm    a worm is killer for post rainy days

[surfer]

Look for new streams and old streams that dump water into the lake.  As long as they are flowing predator fish will be looking for bugs and critters to wash in.  Big predators will be looking to ambush small predators.

[Tin]

Look for new streams and old streams that dump water into the lake. As long as they are flowing predator fish will be looking for bugs and critters to wash in. Big predators will be looking to ambush small predators.

Yup, run up the creeks and go with a big white or chart. spinnerbait with a big colorado blade.

[The Bass Guy]

hmm it really depends upon the time of year, but NOISE and COLOR do really help when having problems with that d**n muddy stuff...  

Good luck and keep the snarls out of your reel..

[Peter E.]

They are right on the money, look for new run off thats flowing into the lake and also fish any recently flooded areas.

Big spinners with colorado blades are great so are black, june bug, or pumkin seed chartruse jigs and make sure your trailer has plenty of vibration. You should also look into adding some rattles to them.

Chartrues is a big winner right now and beleive it or not the fish will suck up into the shallow cover to hunt even though it may be cold. Look for areas without current if that is a problem.

If you normally use smaller baits go big because often all these fish will see will be the silloette. Keep in mind that even though the fish are shallow their strike zones are still small. So don't be afraid to hit them on the head with that bait. Wide wobbles on those crank baits is a plus right now. The key is that the fishhave to see it or hear it to eat it.

Good luck,

Peter

[Willzx225]

All the above posts should be dead on BUT if the water is cold and you are having mud entering the lake then they might be the opposite of what you should do.  If the water is cold (50 and below) the fish will probably search out better water quality or shut down.  It also really depends on the temp of the water entering the body of water you are fishing.  If the rain was colder than the lake you were fishing then that water entering the lake will be colder and muddier.  Once the conditions stablize those creeks will definitely be the place to be but you might find fish that want to cooperate more in the less effected areas.

If it was me I would check out the water temp. in the backs of the creeks and start there but I would not live and die by the backs of the creeks.  I would run a few to try to see if there were any active fish and then look for more stable water if they did not produce. JMHO

I would focus on Double Colorado Spinnerbaits, Wide Wobbling crankbaits, and Big bulky jigs.  These fish will be tight tight to cover.

[Guest avid]

Look for the clearest water and use search baits.