Fishing The Dam Area This Past Week

[merc1997 Bo]

a defined thermocline is developing at 20 ft. deep. consequently the bass are moving out. not only deeper, but towards more main lake places. the bass that had been further back in the pockets have vacated. you have to hunt and peck each night to find a bunch of bass that have moved in some place to feed. brownies and kentuckies dominated our catches. mike sowders fished with me again on saturday night, and we came up with 20 to 25 keepers. we did manage a couple of 4+ lmg, and several 3+ brownies. the best lure combination was a 3/8 oz. NuJig with a 5/16 oz. sinker added to the line. however we did catch a few using a naked 1/4 oz. NuJig with a 1/8 oz. sinker. behind the jig head we fished a 12' worm or a beaver style bait. both caught bass, and we caught our largemouth on these two baits. this more typical summer time pattern should last until cold snaps start the water temps on the cool off. here is something to keep in mind when the water starts to cool. we will have two different batches of fish to chase. we will have those that move up shallow, and there will be those that stay with the thermocline. traditionally as the surface temps cool, it pushes the thermocline deeper. this continue to happen until the water on top of thermocline sinks on down and starts turnover. keep in mind that even at night, it is important to be fishing areas that has bait in the area.

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[wayne b]

thanks bo

[Smalliebigs]

Awesome Bo....great info. Your reports are precise and packed with impressive info....thank you