Where are the fish?

[airborne_angler]

I went out yesterday and had a heck of a time locating fish. I threw Mepps spinners,Baby Brush Hogs,Topwater and used a dropshot with a Berkley 4 inch crawler.

After being on the water for over 8 hours I only boated 5 fish and hardly got any bites.

2 of the 5 fish werent even Bass. 1 was a Trout and 1 was a Tiny Green Sunfish

I hardly even got any pecks from Bluegill like I normally get when I use a Dropshot.

The fish seemed TOTALLY turned off. I couldnt even get them to bite a Senko.

2 of the Bass I caught were on the edges of 2 different weed beds that choked the bank.

With this information,could it be safe to say the fish are holding on the edge of the weedbeds?

Strange because the 2 weedbeds I fished were on way different parts of the lake.  The trout I caught was on the edge of a weedbed too.These were spots I normally pass over and have NEVER fished before.

The largest Bass I caught was on the Dropshot and it had a huge Crawdad poking out of its throat.

Bear with me guys,im trying to piece this puzzle together.

So with the info provided,would anyone conclude that the fish are holding  close to the edge of the weedbeds and they are foraging on Crawdads?

Any other suggestions on where these fish may have been or what other tactic to try. It was a S-L-O-W day and I about lost interest yesterday. I can normally boat at least 12 fish(albiet small) on any given day on a Dropshot. So yesterday left me scratching my head

[Jigfishn10]

Sounds like you were fishing near the banks? What was the day like? Sunny/Overcast? Temps/water and air? Time of day? The bass you caught, where were they, shallow, near deep water (I know from a weedbed, but where were the beds near)?

Just trying to help piece it together as well.

[Big-O]

For the soft plastic game you might...

1) Parallel the front of the weed bed, fishing soft plastic Craw Baits slowly with the lightest weight possible whether T rigged or light weight C rigged 1/8 if possible.

2) Move out to the next break line or structure that is present with same bait set up and add lizards or worms.

3) Find the nearest grass to the deepest water and repeat presentation noted above but with heavier weight. Also add in 10" Worms.

Without being there it's all a guess, but during the mid day hours, I would stay away from shallows and concentrate more in 8ft or more depths if possible.

Hope that helps

Big O

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[airborne_angler]

Sounds like you were fishing near the banks? What was the day like? Sunny/Overcast? Temps/water and air? Time of day? The bass you caught, where were they, shallow, near deep water (I know from a weedbed, but where were the beds near)?

Just trying to help piece it together as well.

The time of day was from 11 am to sunset. Air temps probably in the 100's(was pretty darn hot) Water temps were about 75*. My boat was in about 10ft of water,and the weed bed was probably 6-8 feet wide(from the bank to where you could see it end on the surface)I was parallel to the weedbed so I suspect the fish were also caught in 10ft of water.All except the scrappy ,tiny Green Sunfish. He was caught right against the bank,in an area where there were no weeds,just a steep drop on a rocky bank.

The day started Sunny,but got cloudy/storm clouds towards the afternoon. There was a constant breeze until the clouds moved in during the afternoon and then it got glassy calm and really quiet.

My eyes are now wide open,I caught those 2 fish in an area that I have passed by/over for years because the milfoil is so matted,if you get your boat in there,your gonna catch heck trying to get back out.Im always afraid of drifting into it.However Im gonna anchor myself and am gonna start targeting the edges of those areas more often.Ive been missing out on potential fish by passing by those areas.

Like I said,I just really find it odd that I was hardly getting any strikes on my Dropshot from Bluegill. Those things are pests and tap on my Dropshot constantly,on a normal day. This day was different though.Like the Bluegill had lockjaw or were sitting in a totally different location as well.