Kim City - July 13 - Deep suspended bite

[Dock-in-it]

The morning suspended bite is still steady. I fished with 2.8, spoon, and topwater. 

Included below is a picture of a tree loaded with fish. This tree sets in 38-40 FOW when the lake level is at 915-917 (tops out about 5ft below the surface). The tree is near the mouth of a creek and is the last dominate tree in a long line of timber. This tree is not a good weekend spot unless it is your first stop. The skiers will run you off. From the graph picture you can tell my boat is shallow....mainly for safety.

The fish relating to the tree just pick a depth that suits them. The key with a 2.8 is to look for fish postured just far enough from the branches. The majority of fish always seem to be on the other side of the tree, but if you move your boat to the other side, the fish will magically appear on the other side again.

This tree location also has roamers nearby but you need a group of 4 or 5 fish to create a competitive swimbait scenario. Trying to pick off an individual swimmer is normally a waste of time. 

Once you educate them with a 2.8 you can move closer to flip a spoon and your first few drops with a spoon are the high percentage casts.

The topwater bite did not happen even with ideal cloudy conditions. 

The pictured LM was on a 2.8 and the SM was on a spoon. 

Had a few more nice LM in the rain.

WT 84ish

[Dewayne French]

Great picture of what you need to look for. We don't have those on Norfork 👍

[Champ188]

On 7/13/2023 at 8:36 PM, Dewayne French said:

Great picture of what you need to look for. We don't have those on Norfork 👍

But you've got stripers! Don't that just thrill your soul? 😆