With the school year quickly coming to an end, the boat traffic on the lake will pick up by leaps and bounds, not only will the fisherman be on the lake but so will the pleasure boaters. There will be jet skis, pleasure boats , water skiers and fisherman all looking for the same space on the lake; the question is what can you do to find fish. Here are some tips to help you during these heavy traffic weekends.
I believe the first thing you should look for are no wake zones, there is no doubt in my mind that the bass here the heavy boat traffic on these busy weekends and do more suspending than feeding and the no wake zones allow the noise to be filtered down and the bass are not as skittish as they would be out in the heavy fast flowing boat traffic.
I also believe that this is the time to slow down to a point while fishing that you just leave your bait sit on the bottom for a few seconds before you pick it up to move it. Give the bass time to see that bait, maybe twitch it on the bottom slightly but let it sit long enough for the fish to become interested in it. Along with that use bright colors, they intrigue the bass and a bright color sitting on the bottom slightly twitched is deadly. Fish slow, be precise and twitch the bait and you will overcome the boat traffic.
The bottom structure is also a key, find the really unique bottom areas of the lake. Look for something different, maybe hard to reach spot with unique changes in the bottom that really can make a difference. An example would be a subtle drop, most other fisherman run right by a subtle drop as they are looking for the big contour break most of the time. If you can combine a subtle drop with some wood, like stumps or dead wood stuck on the bottom you have a unique spot that most fisherman miss. Go small, go slow, look for something different and you have an opportunity to overcome these busy holiday weekends!
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