Thread: Fish Not Biting.What do you do? Go Home!

This is the only day you have to fish."Work",Kid's health problem's.May not get a chance for another week or two maybe more.

As far as I'm concerned you answered your own question, we stay and fish irregardless of what luck others have. As was mentioned in an earlier post, just being on the water sometimes is enough.

I read a quote from another poster to this site and really liked it, "the two best times to fish is when its raining and when its not"

It is not about the catching , it is spending a day with family members or friends , the sights an sounds of the lake . trying different baits, lures , or areas you bypassed because everything you read says there are no fish there . I have learned from every time I get zero. So I enjoy the day and the fact I do not have to clean fish when I get home !

expect it to be slow , and if you know they usually catch them it should give you more confidence longer than normal .90% OF THE TIME GO SLOWER , SMALLER AND TIGHTER TO LEDGE OR BRUSH .

Usually I have some kind of pattern established from previous trips. So if that pattern does not work...then I just go try other things and other places.I go prospect fish areas looking for spots,I try a bunch of different presentations and lures,jig,bait. It keeps me busy and occupied,it gives me a chance to use a lot of stuff I would not have otherwise,and after a while I pretty much know the lake. Even if I find some new structure or some other fish holding feature and don't catch any that day...another day I will go back and try it again and maybe catch something.

I also eat a lot
Take naps
sightsee and watch wildlife
boat ride some
tinker with something on the boat
stop and talk to people sometimes
if it's warm I use to go swimming or wading,,,but I don't do that much anymore,I have been known to hang my feet in the water though while I fish
Sometimes stop at picnic areas and roast some weenies or cook something else
Sometimes catch catfish bait to take home to freeze
Then I go back and try my original pattern and it might have picked back up

If I lived on a good lake I would make a lot of short trips,especially if I was retired. As it is I fish about four places regular and they are all about a 90 to 130 mile round trip.So I don't go unless I am going to stay all day or about all day.I have only changed waters during the day a few times...it has paid off several times. If I go for a multi day trip somewhere I do pretty much the same thing.I will also switch target species if one is more active than another.

I never pay much attention , stubborn non believer of fish tales . I say go see for your self

People most time not going tell their good stuff. So go ahead and see what u can make out of the trip.
LittleJohn

As far as the rainy days, my grandfather taught me a valuable fishing lesson. He said "boy, what you say we go fishi'in"? I said " but its raining today". Then he informed me that we could do it the way the indians used to do it and they caught lots of fish. He knew their secret. I said wow what is the secret??? The answer was "get wet and fish"

Plan my next trip, share information with others, ride around look for a good spot with your fish finder, laugh a little!