Conference wahoo::fishing

180.0. "fall fishing help" by JUNIOR::FLOOD (AL) Sun Sep 14 1986 22:58

    My fishing partner and I went out fishing both days this weekend
    on the pond we have been fishing most of the summer with good luck.
    On sat. I was reasonably successful with 1/2 dozen bass from too
    small to a little over two lbs - my partner was basically skunked.
    Sunday was a wash out for both of us.
    
    some facts:
    
    this pond has worked well with shiners, worms and crankbaits in
    the past. We usually catch our fill of small and largemouth bass,
    some crappie, sunfish, hornbout and ocaasionally a perch or pickerel
    
    The water runs in depth from shoreline to a max of maybe 6 feet
    - we haven't found any deeper holes yet. THe pond is basically covered
    on the bottom with a weed that looks like a combination of a short
    needle pine and fern with occassional lilies and a few spots where
    weed hasn't intruded yet. Most of our best fishing has been a shallow
    spot about 3 1/2 feet deep that is open but surrounded by the above
    mentioned lilies and weed. This is where my partner caught his 7
    1/4 lb'r earlier this summer.
    
    the action on sat was best about 6:30 pm till dark with shiners.
    Worms and other lures etc did not work for anything - only the shiners
    were working. On sunday we caught some sunfish on worms but otherwise
    basically dead
    
    
    the question
    
    how shpould fall bas fishing be done - bait, lures, time of day,
    part of pond to fish etc
    
    BTW rubber worms have never worked for us at any time or part of
    the pond
    
    thanks for help
    
    al
    
     

    Now that it will be getting colder the water temp. will be dropping!
    This will cause the bass to slow down even though that is a signal
    for them to start feeding BIG time for the winter fat they'll need.
    I would say slow down on your retrieves when using lures.  And when
    it starts to get real cold at night it might be wise to go fish'in
    in the late afternoon when the water temp. is its warmest!  Bass
    generally like to feed in 68 - 70 degree water!  The shallow water
    that has been in the warm sun all day will be the place to run that
    jitterbug over when dusk comes around.
                                                       J. Waters

    Fall can be a great time to fish.  I found the best fishing to be
    after dark, say 1/2 hour after the sun goes down.  One of my favorite
    baits is a Mepps spinner (doesn't matter which one) with a piece
    of "Real" pork rind attached to the treble.  I like to cast from
    the shore and just kinda of let it drag along the bottom sorta real
    slow-like.
    
    Kim