Scouting or learning the lake better

[Sam]

One more thing to consider.

Check out the shoreline for rocky points and where sand meets mud.

If the sand meets the mud on the shoreline, it will be doing the same under the water and the bass like this structure change.

As for rocks, if they are on a point on shore they will be under the water, as you know.

Just additional suggestions. 

[WRB]

The first thing to do is study the lake via Google Maps or similar satellite over head view. The second is get a good sonar down / side scanning unit with Navonics or equal mapping.

Wilson is located above Pickwick on the same river system, this would classify the reservoir as a power generating highland lake. Multiple bass; largempouth, smallmouth and possible spotted bass gives you more to think about. Current is going to be very important. This being a large reservoir will require you to break it down into manageable sections; lower 13/rd starting by the dam during the cold water period, middle 1/3rd and upper 1/3rd, plus the river or large creek arms...a lot of water to study.

Look for any long points that intersect the main river and or large creek channels and high/low (humps/saddles) area on those points at the depth you believe the bait/fish are using.

Follow the bass seasonally.

WRB

[WRB]

The first thing to do is study the lake via Google Maps or similar satellite over head view. The second is get a good sonar down / side scanning unit with Navonics or equal mapping.

Wilson is located above Pickwick on the same river system, this would classify the reservoir as a power generating highland lake. Multiple bass; largempouth, smallmouth and possible spotted bass gives you more to think about. Current is going to be very important. This being a large reservoir will require you to break it down into manageable sections; lower 13/rd starting by the dam during the cold water period, middle 1/3rd and upper 1/3rd, plus the river or large creek arms...a lot of water to study.

Look for any long points that intersect the main river and or large creek channels and high/low (humps/saddles) area on those points at the depth you believe the bait/fish are using.

Follow the bass seasonally.

WRB

[WRB]

The first thing to do is study the lake via Google Maps or similar satellite over head view. The second is get a good sonar down / side scanning unit with Navonics or equal mapping.

Wilson is located above Pickwick on the same river system, this would classify the reservoir as a power generating highland lake. Multiple bass; largempouth, smallmouth and possible spotted bass gives you more to think about. Current is going to be very important. This being a large reservoir will require you to break it down into manageable sections; lower 13/rd starting by the dam during the cold water period, middle 1/3rd and upper 1/3rd, plus the river or large creek arms...a lot of water to study.

Look for any long points that intersect the main river and or large creek channels and high/low (humps/saddles) area on those points at the depth you believe the bait/fish are using.

Follow the bass seasonally.

WRB

[Catt]

Uh WRB how y'all are?

Wilson is located below Pickwick & above Wheeler

[Catt]

Uh WRB how y'all are?

Wilson is located below Pickwick & above Wheeler

[Catt]

Uh WRB how y'all are?

Wilson is located below Pickwick & above Wheeler

[WRB]

Uh WRB how y'all are?

Wilson is located below Pickwick & above Wheeler

Gettin older. Googled Wilson to take a quick look before the above post and the dam looked like it was above Pickwick, whatever it's still a big power generation lake and should be a good structure lake.

Hows things going at TB? The winter bite will soon be transitioning to pre spawn out my way by mid Jan, so I will be fishing a lot soon!!!

Happy New Year.

Tom

[WRB]

Uh WRB how y'all are?

Wilson is located below Pickwick & above Wheeler

Gettin older. Googled Wilson to take a quick look before the above post and the dam looked like it was above Pickwick, whatever it's still a big power generation lake and should be a good structure lake.

Hows things going at TB? The winter bite will soon be transitioning to pre spawn out my way by mid Jan, so I will be fishing a lot soon!!!

Happy New Year.

Tom

[WRB]

Uh WRB how y'all are?

Wilson is located below Pickwick & above Wheeler

Gettin older. Googled Wilson to take a quick look before the above post and the dam looked like it was above Pickwick, whatever it's still a big power generation lake and should be a good structure lake.

Hows things going at TB? The winter bite will soon be transitioning to pre spawn out my way by mid Jan, so I will be fishing a lot soon!!!

Happy New Year.

Tom

[Fishing Rhino]

I use one word to describe any and all changes be it depth, bottom composition, or vegetation.  Transition.

I've never been ice fishing in the traditional sense, but I used to go eeling through the ice.

Eels "hibernate" in the winter.  They ball up in groups, and these balls are most commonly found where the sandy bottom transitions to mud.  Make a hole, poke around with the spear.  If you only find sandy bottom, move further out.  If you only find mud, move closer to shore.

Once found, work along that line.  When you jabbed into a ball of eels it felt like you had punched the spear into a pile of deflated innertube.  Poke down, then a quick jerk of the spear to you and the eels would get impaled on the barbs of the spear.  the tips of the tines were flattened, and rounded so they would not pierce the eel, but let the tines pass by them.  Yanking it back on the barbs which are about an inch long would catch them.

They aren't very lively but will squirm around a bit.  Hold the spear over a plastic barrel, and turn the spear up over the barrel.  Most of them would fall off and into the barrel.  Some eelers would shake 'em off.

Been a long time since I've been eelin'.

[Fishing Rhino]

I use one word to describe any and all changes be it depth, bottom composition, or vegetation.  Transition.

I've never been ice fishing in the traditional sense, but I used to go eeling through the ice.

Eels "hibernate" in the winter.  They ball up in groups, and these balls are most commonly found where the sandy bottom transitions to mud.  Make a hole, poke around with the spear.  If you only find sandy bottom, move further out.  If you only find mud, move closer to shore.

Once found, work along that line.  When you jabbed into a ball of eels it felt like you had punched the spear into a pile of deflated innertube.  Poke down, then a quick jerk of the spear to you and the eels would get impaled on the barbs of the spear.  the tips of the tines were flattened, and rounded so they would not pierce the eel, but let the tines pass by them.  Yanking it back on the barbs which are about an inch long would catch them.

They aren't very lively but will squirm around a bit.  Hold the spear over a plastic barrel, and turn the spear up over the barrel.  Most of them would fall off and into the barrel.  Some eelers would shake 'em off.

Been a long time since I've been eelin'.

[Fishing Rhino]

I use one word to describe any and all changes be it depth, bottom composition, or vegetation.  Transition.

I've never been ice fishing in the traditional sense, but I used to go eeling through the ice.

Eels "hibernate" in the winter.  They ball up in groups, and these balls are most commonly found where the sandy bottom transitions to mud.  Make a hole, poke around with the spear.  If you only find sandy bottom, move further out.  If you only find mud, move closer to shore.

Once found, work along that line.  When you jabbed into a ball of eels it felt like you had punched the spear into a pile of deflated innertube.  Poke down, then a quick jerk of the spear to you and the eels would get impaled on the barbs of the spear.  the tips of the tines were flattened, and rounded so they would not pierce the eel, but let the tines pass by them.  Yanking it back on the barbs which are about an inch long would catch them.

They aren't very lively but will squirm around a bit.  Hold the spear over a plastic barrel, and turn the spear up over the barrel.  Most of them would fall off and into the barrel.  Some eelers would shake 'em off.

Been a long time since I've been eelin'.

[Catt]

Uh WRB how y'all are?

Wilson is located below Pickwick & above Wheeler

Gettin older. Googled Wilson to take a quick look before the above post and the dam looked like it was above Pickwick, whatever it's still a big power generation lake and should be a good structure lake.

Hows things going at TB? The winter bite will soon be transitioning to pre spawn out my way by mid Jan, so I will be fishing a lot soon!!!

Happy New Year.

Tom

I wasn't even thinking dam wise but rather Pickwick north or upper & Wheeler south or lower.

[Catt]

Uh WRB how y'all are?

Wilson is located below Pickwick & above Wheeler

Gettin older. Googled Wilson to take a quick look before the above post and the dam looked like it was above Pickwick, whatever it's still a big power generation lake and should be a good structure lake.

Hows things going at TB? The winter bite will soon be transitioning to pre spawn out my way by mid Jan, so I will be fishing a lot soon!!!

Happy New Year.

Tom

I wasn't even thinking dam wise but rather Pickwick north or upper & Wheeler south or lower.

[Catt]

Uh WRB how y'all are?

Wilson is located below Pickwick & above Wheeler

Gettin older. Googled Wilson to take a quick look before the above post and the dam looked like it was above Pickwick, whatever it's still a big power generation lake and should be a good structure lake.

Hows things going at TB? The winter bite will soon be transitioning to pre spawn out my way by mid Jan, so I will be fishing a lot soon!!!

Happy New Year.

Tom

I wasn't even thinking dam wise but rather Pickwick north or upper & Wheeler south or lower.

[WRB]

Uh WRB how y'all are?

Wilson is located below Pickwick & above Wheeler

Gettin older. Googled Wilson to take a quick look before the above post and the dam looked like it was above Pickwick, whatever it's still a big power generation lake and should be a good structure lake.

Hows things going at TB? The winter bite will soon be transitioning to pre spawn out my way by mid Jan, so I will be fishing a lot soon!!!

Happy New Year.

Tom

I wasn't even thinking dam wise but rather Pickwick north or upper & Wheeler south or lower.

Wilson appeared running west to east; water in water out via dams; above the dam being a lake below the dam a river.

[WRB]

Uh WRB how y'all are?

Wilson is located below Pickwick & above Wheeler

Gettin older. Googled Wilson to take a quick look before the above post and the dam looked like it was above Pickwick, whatever it's still a big power generation lake and should be a good structure lake.

Hows things going at TB? The winter bite will soon be transitioning to pre spawn out my way by mid Jan, so I will be fishing a lot soon!!!

Happy New Year.

Tom

I wasn't even thinking dam wise but rather Pickwick north or upper & Wheeler south or lower.

Wilson appeared running west to east; water in water out via dams; above the dam being a lake below the dam a river.

[WRB]

Uh WRB how y'all are?

Wilson is located below Pickwick & above Wheeler

Gettin older. Googled Wilson to take a quick look before the above post and the dam looked like it was above Pickwick, whatever it's still a big power generation lake and should be a good structure lake.

Hows things going at TB? The winter bite will soon be transitioning to pre spawn out my way by mid Jan, so I will be fishing a lot soon!!!

Happy New Year.

Tom

I wasn't even thinking dam wise but rather Pickwick north or upper & Wheeler south or lower.

Wilson appeared running west to east; water in water out via dams; above the dam being a lake below the dam a river.