Falling water

[Brent Muirhead]

So first let me say thanks for all the posts. I'm new to beaver this year and you guys have been a huge asset trying to learn a new lake. So how should the bass respond to this rapidly falling water?

[J-Doc]

I was always told they go shallow. Especially during the fall bite. So I'd look shallow.  

[Brent Muirhead]

Interesting I expected to hear they would pull out of the coves back to the main lake points.

[J-Doc]

Opposite. Pulling into coves for fall feed. They've been on main lake all summer.  Now following bait into coves.  Check secondary points in main lake coves.  

[Brent Muirhead]

Thanks for the insight I'll be out at first light I'll be sure and let ya know if I find anything.

And thanks again for the posts all summer it sure has been helpful .

[J-Doc]

No problem. 

I haven't posted much all summer.  Been a tough one for me.  I bounce around too many species and my ADHD kicks in.  Best to do one thing and stick with it.  And cover a lot of water.  Once you find good groups of fish, stick with them and find a way to make them bite.  That's where I've struggled this summer.  I find them.  I just don't get the bites like I should.  I've thrown the sink this summer it seems.  Seems the more I know, the less I know.  Over thinking I guess. 

[fishinwrench]

I have little to no Beaver experience but falling water levels in the Fall usually kick off a good topwater bite.

[Champ188]

So how should the bass respond to this rapidly falling water?

Brent, anytime you have rapidly falling water, the fish are gonna pull off the shallow banks. The security of having deeper water nearby becomes more important than usual.

Because it's fall, you'll still find them in the creeks, but look for them in channel swings and near secondary points or transition areas where the creek channel swings in or away from the bank. Moving baits like spinnerbaits and squarebill or mid-range crank baits are personal favorites because they allow me to cover a lot of water while allowing the fish I catch to tell me if I should be focusing on wood or rocks, the degree of bank slope that is holding the most fish, etc. Also, as Wrench suggested, they will sometimes suspend out over the channel and herd baitfish to the top.

Another thing to always keep in mind in falling water is the front corners of boat docks. I don't care if the water is 100 feet deep beneath it, you're liable to catch a thumper spot (Kentucky bass) by running a topwater, spinnerbait or crank bait beneath those dock corners. Accurate casts are critical. You gotta run that bait right against the dock, or even under it where possible.

[Dan the fisherman]

 Seems the more I know, the less I know.  Over thinking I guess. 

I know the feeling J. I can get that way too.  Sometimes just getting back to basics seems to help me.  (With Bass fishing)  totally know what u mean though lol 

[fishinwrench]

No problem. 

I haven't posted much all summer.  Been a tough one for me.  I bounce around too many species and my ADHD kicks in.  Best to do one thing and stick with it.  And cover a lot of water.  Once you find good groups of fish, stick with them and find a way to make them bite.  That's where I've struggled this summer.  I find them.  I just don't get the bites like I should.  I've thrown the sink this summer it seems.  Seems the more I know, the less I know.  Over thinking I guess. 

Say What ?     You mean all that high-tech sonar, and the many hours of study learning to interpret it hasn't resulted in some serious fish catching success ?

Who predicted that ?