Bass Location Help

[LWD1982]

Hi I'm trying to fish the shallows of this lake included here. I wonder where bass will be held up? In the shallows now is only 2ft of water or less, lake levels really low. I've been hearing folks having good luck there. I mostly fish the deeper part of the lake, without proper bass location knowledge I catch 1, 2 at best. Now there's plenty bluegill and shad forage but for the most part the biggest bass I caught was 2lb. There are lots of fallen timber and those skinny type trees that stick out of the water. I tried throwing a c-rig lizard around the edges but haven't had any success. I'm interested in the shallow region because I've fished the deep part to death and maybe they all moved to the shallows. Hey thanks a lot for reading this and good luck to you.

LWD

[Catt]

Hi I'm trying to fish the shallows of this lake included here. I wonder where bass will be held up? In the shallows now is only 2ft of water or less, lake levels really low. I've been hearing folks having good luck there. I mostly fish the deeper part of the lake, without proper bass location knowledge I catch 1, 2 at best. Now there's plenty bluegill and shad forage but for the most part the biggest bass I caught was 2lb. There are lots of fallen timber and those skinny type trees that stick out of the water. I tried throwing a c-rig lizard around the edges but haven't had any success. I'm interested in the shallow region because I've fished the deep part to death and maybe they all moved to the shallows. Hey thanks a lot for reading this and good luck to you.

LWD

Why not learn the lake properly

[quanjig]

Look at some of the isolated wood, a lonely little stickup or something that stands out from the norm. Pitch a jig or creature bait. May take multiple casts!!

[WRB]

As Catt said tongue in cheek, spend a day learning this little lake. You have 2 points that separate small creek arms, both look good; fish all the way out into the deepest water on both sides. There is a small point by the dam that looks good...same thing, fish all around it, including the dam where it meets bank. By doing this you should know this little and can apply what you learned to the rest of the lake.

Tom

[Bluebasser86]

Hi I'm trying to fish the shallows of this lake included here. I wonder where bass will be held up? In the shallows now is only 2ft of water or less, lake levels really low. I've been hearing folks having good luck there. I mostly fish the deeper part of the lake, without proper bass location knowledge I catch 1, 2 at best. Now there's plenty bluegill and shad forage but for the most part the biggest bass I caught was 2lb. There are lots of fallen timber and those skinny type trees that stick out of the water. I tried throwing a c-rig lizard around the edges but haven't had any success. I'm interested in the shallow region because I've fished the deep part to death and maybe they all moved to the shallows. Hey thanks a lot for reading this and good luck to you.

LWD

Shallow wood is always a good place to look for bass. If there happens to be deep water close by then it should hold even more fish. From looking at the map you provided there are a few spots that I like. Assuming north is at the top of the map 1.The small point at the far Northeast end has deep water close by, any shoreline cover there should hold fish. 2.The far Northeast cove also has deep water close to the shoreline. 3. The point on the Southeast side that forms the eastern most fork extends far out into the lake but has 10' of water not far off the end. During the fall it should be a great place for fish to move up onto to feed and then slip back into deeper water for shelter from fall cold fronts. 4. Riprap along the dam seems to always hold fish in smaller lakes. 5. Most of the Northeastern shoreline has deeper water that comes fairly close to the bank so I would hit any cover available along that side.

[LWD1982]

Y'all gave me a bunch of ideas I hope to try soon, thanks.

[Catt]

There is a video on YouTube, beautiful little lake

I like the west side area from the boat ramp north and f

rom the linear rock piles west. Next would be the area from the boat ramp south where it shows deep water left of center and the longer point on the south east side.

Seriously at slightly over 100 acres I would drop my trolling motor at the boat ramp, put it on medium and start throwing spinner bait, crank bait, and wacky rigs. Every time I would get a bite I would drop a buoy marker and work in a circle while watching my depth finder.

Good luck!