Bassin This Weekend

[SKMO]

I have been researching and pondering the weather this weekend via internet style and there might be someting in the cards. Friday might be good as a pre-frontal day but I have always been disapointed on this lake pre-front.

Calling for bunches of rain Fri Nite and Sat but it will be relatively warm.

If you can get out after then when the lake is coming up and catch some runoff water warmer then the general lake water, there are 2 things that might work real well. 1) Jigs or spinnerbaits or plastics back in the trash where the water is coming in 2) Crankbaits on the points, in the muddy water.

I have seen and experienced this in the past with good to fantastic results as long as the air temp and rainfall temp was warmer then the general water temp. That is to say .... the water coming in is at least a few degrees warmer then the water it is running into.

Anyway hope springs eternal. I have sure racked them up in the past under similar conditions as we are looking at the next couple days. Warmer water running in is the key, a couple degrees means everything.

[Bill P]

Would water run-in areas need to be close to deep water,points w/ cover,or other structure preferable at this time of year? Timbered ,transition areas,etc?

[SKMO]

Would water run-in areas need to be close to deep water,points w/ cover,or other structure preferable at this time of year? Timbered ,transition areas,etc?

Not necessarily I don't think. The drainages that produce the most runoff flowing into the lake are usually pretty large coves so you are often a fair distance from the main lake if that is what you are asking. If you can see at least a couple degree difference in the runoff water and the rest of the lake you should be able to get bit.

Not really sure what all you are asking here, but other than the runoff trash type stuff, the other high percentage spot I like are main lake and secondary points, and chunk rock banks just inside these points.

Actually they can be about anywhere if it is a warm rain/runoff and the water gets dingy, but these have been two locations that are always worth throwing to.

Not sure it is going to be warm enough to make it happen on this rain.

[Wilcox]

With the runoff that occurs what are the water conditions like? Murky, Clear, stained?????? With the clarity of the water comprimised are some colors and presentaions rendered useless?