Members Chris Musick Posted April 5, 2016 Members Posted April 5, 2016 I've decided I have horrible timing. Went this morning and nothing. You could see them everywhere. Tons of people tho and I'd say one our of every 10 people had caught one fish. I'm gonna try after work tonight. I've heard it's better after dark... Any advice other than avoiding snakes?
hoglaw Posted April 5, 2016 Posted April 5, 2016 Sometimes they just really get locked in on the spawn. I'd say that was the case, especially if you were seeing them in big numbers in shallow water. I've been on a similar deal where I could walk across the stream on them and would occasionally foul hook one. I'd leave that spot to go try somewhere else only to kick myself for leaving fish to find fish. One thing I've found that can help when they are just bad locked in like that is ripping a small jerkbait in front of their face from a stand-still. That seems to trigger a reaction bite sometimes. And you always have a chance of just snagging one
chi0082 Posted April 5, 2016 Posted April 5, 2016 I've decided I have horrible timing. Went this morning and nothing. You could see them everywhere. Tons of people tho and I'd say one our of every 10 people had caught one fish. I'm gonna try after work tonight. I've heard it's better after dark... Any advice other than avoiding snakes? Like hoglaw said, they might just be too busy chasing each other around rather than eating. Same thing my buddies saw when they were there this morning. Threw everything at them and not one bite. Could be a number of factors, water temp, wrong bait, weather, etc. My only advice is keep trying, because they can turn on at anytime. That's just how those fish are.
trythisonemv Posted April 5, 2016 Posted April 5, 2016 I've seen this happen during earlier part of day then right before dark they turn on fire!
Members Chris Musick Posted April 5, 2016 Author Members Posted April 5, 2016 Don't tell me that lol I'm at work this evening, I think I'm gonna sleep a fee hours then try to get back out there at 6a.m.
MOPanfisher Posted April 5, 2016 Posted April 5, 2016 Well if you were busy "spawning" and someone put a cheeese burger in front of you wou you stop to eat it? Keep after them sometimes that dark 30 is magic.
Flysmallie Posted April 5, 2016 Posted April 5, 2016 Well if you were busy "spawning" and someone put a cheeese burger in front of you wou you stop to eat it? Depends on what that cheeseburger looks like. MOPanfisher 1
MOPanfisher Posted April 5, 2016 Posted April 5, 2016 Well I may be getting old but not so old and decrepit that a cheeseburger is gonna put me off. But it gets closer every year. tho1mas and Flysmallie 2
Ryan Walker Posted April 6, 2016 Posted April 6, 2016 What I've found is to not get sucked into chasing actively spawning fish. When you only get one shot a year, you're not thinking about food...I usually leave them alone and go find deep pockets and fish them til I wear out my welcome, then repeat in a different location. That being said, it is hard not fish to fish you can see...... We'll be down there in the a.m. as well, probably about 6-630. Will walk up well above Taylor and fish back. We went last night and had 7 whites and two keeper Walleye... crappie_adams83 1
crappie_adams83 Posted April 6, 2016 Posted April 6, 2016 Yea I went out there today from about 11 to 6 and only could get 5 but the biggest one was almost 17" but this what I'm having for dinner chi0082 1 if every body had a pole and a fish on the line there would never be a war
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