Must Be Doing Something Wrong

[TOAJosh]

I don't know if it's me or the rain 3 days ago. I was excited getting out today and fish for a good 7 hours. As I get on the water I noticed the temp was 55.6 that's 3 degrees cooler then last week. I fished two points and after nothing the only thing that seemed appalling was chunk rock walls and bluffs. This is a man made lake and there is no vegatition. I just have no idea what to do to produce fish

[cajun_flipper]

What were you using?

In that situation, I'd throw my trusty hula grub on an open jig head against the bluffs and hop it down as slowly as possible. If that failed, then I'd try a C-Rigged Senko.

I don't know where you're at, but if that rain was followed by a cold front, then the fishing will be tough. That's a big temperature difference on the surface and will surely freak the fish out for a few days. You could try a big, multi bladed spinner bait and look for a reaction...that's never worked for me but others swear by it.

But on days like you're describing, I try to get small, non threatening, and subtle with my lure selection. If the water was muddy, then that makes it even tougher. Add a rattle to whatever soft plastic you're using and shake the heck out of it, on top of working it slow and dead sticking it in high potential areas. The bass more than likely moved off of spawning grounds and retreated for a few days looking for nicer weather to move up. So slow and deep....

[NCbassmaster4Life]

Fish for prespawn bass start in about 3 ft and work your way back into about 6-10ft

[B@ssCrzy]

Fish for prespawn bass start in about 3 ft and work your way back into about 6-10ft

Ditto....I would not be on the points, but back in the shallow coves looking for the warmest water possible. I would start out with jerk-baits, spinnerbaits, lipless cranks. Then slow it down if no bites.

[Daniel My Brother]

I agree with what the folks above are saying. This time of year I look for warm, shallow water. If the fish aren't shallow, they're probably at least close to shallow water. If it's sunny, I'll start by fishing soft plastics with light weights, tighter to cover, and try to be more stealth in my approach. If it's cloudy I figure the fish are more likely to roam, that when I'll experiment with fast moving baits. If the bite is still slow, I'll downsize my baits.

Of course none of this may work for you, and it might not work for me either.

It's funny you say that you must be doing something wrong. Most of the time that's just part of fishing, eliminating the wrong until you find the right.

[TOAJosh]

Thanks everyone for the replys. I'm going to take your advice this is my first time fishing this lake in winter pool