Hit or Miss

Around noon today I went back to the docks , fished the same spots as yesterday and stunk it up . Not even a short tail nipper . I fished an hour and a half without a bite .
Difference?
It was about ten degrees cooler than yesterday at this time and he overnight temperatures were lower .

I went back this evening , getting there around 4:20 .
The wind had gotten worse 11-22 mph . But blowing mostly behind me casting to the shore from the docks .
It took a few minutes to locate the school , but once I found them , I caught my first fish at 4:42 and fish number six at 4:53 .
Then they just quit .
Six in eleven minutes. Not as good as yesterday, but I’ll take it .
Total time fishing was less than an hour.
Combo today was a 5’ Major Craft Aji do , with a Soare bb500spg and 2# Floroclear.
A size 12 tungsten handtie with a 4mm bead was the lure in olive green .

I think the lower overall temps today slowed the movement of the school into the shallow water .

Nice

Nice outing.


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Tougher day but still sounds enjoyable

When it comes to a change in weather, it would take some time for the water temperature to rise or fall. Even then fish are cold blooded and not affected by daily changes in temperature IMO; barometric pressure changes most definitely like for all wild animals in my experience.

Somewhere in the lake the fish were schooled and prone to attack a lure. You got lucky finding a small group in a short period of time which happens to me a lot ice fishing. No fish on sonar = no fish present to bite.

Again, JMO
take it for what's it's worth

Way to kill a few minutes of time.

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Originally Posted by Spoonminnow

When it comes to a change in weather, it would take some time for the water temperature to rise or fall. Even then fish are cold blooded and not affected by daily changes in temperature IMO; barometric pressure changes most definitely like for all wild animals in my experience.

Somewhere in the lake the fish were schooled and prone to attack a lure. You got lucky finding a small group in a short period of time which happens to me a lot ice fishing. No fish on sonar = no fish present to bite.

Again, JMO
take it for what's it's worth

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So , I’m guessing you’re saying the few hours of sunlight on the shallows didn’t warm the water enough to cause the movement of the school to move shallow ?
When I used my to fish out of my boat weekly . I found I used the temperature on my old Cuda depth finder more during late winter and early spring more than the depth or fish indicator features .
I’ve seen the water temps rise as much as five degrees or more in coves , especially those with a southern exposure that would get sun most of the days .
I used temperature to locate the fish . A few degrees makes a lot of difference to a fish , IMO .

I’ve had it happen at the town pond where the bite would be better in the late afternoon after a day of sun warming the shallows .
Water temps in a small pond fluctuate more than in a bigger reservoir. That’s why I fish the pond more in the winter than I do the bigger reservoirs or the creeks .
I could be off base , but it’s worked for me over the years .
But I don’t let it keep me from going and trying .
And I only fish on days that end with a Y . :)

Yes, especially in spring I watch water temperature like a halk, and many other factors definitely come into play, I watch the budding of the different plants water levels, fish eating birds, fish themselves, where the bass fisherpersons are, moon phase, and barometer and all that goes into my little data base with my fishing experience and log book it's part a angling. Good luck, and we say that too because sometimes we rely on luck.

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Circle of life
When the water reaches a certain temperature that tells the panfish there may be some type of aquatic insect about to hatch which means food . Or it maybe bank insects , even gnats that fall into the water .
Leaches , crawfish movements are triggered by temperature changes .
My 1” micro jigs represent some of those . Even a 1” lure is too big sometimes.
A lot of factors can cause the movement of fish , but especially food .

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A lot of factors can cause the movement of fish , but especially food

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The most consistent food source is other fish. Everything else hit or miss. Fish follow the food - fish - and regardless of the BP or water temperature, stay near them. Granted, I cloudy days during warm weather, predator fish get irritable especially near and in weeds. The spawn changes everything and finding fish is very easy.

I will always believe this proposition:
1.fish follow the largest concentration of food - bait fish. The rest are just snacks.
2.fish don't necessarily feed predictably.
3.fish DO NOT STRIKE LURES TO EAT THEM, which opens up lure choices to a few thousand on any given day.
4.fish at any one time may chase a lure or not. The right lure speed, action and shape are crucial.
5.fish are hypersensitive, meaning, they sense all moving objects that are near no matter how subtle the motion. That goes for prey or predators (which they are too dumb to avoid).

Gillchaser was in the right area, using the right lure, the right way. I don't try to predict locations (my crystal ball broke a long time ago) but use all the rest to let my lures - with the help of a fish finder - to find and catch fish.
I can't but help catching over 30 fish on any given day - though usually less under the ice.

I was referencing panfish .
When I googled “ main food source for bluegills “
This is what I got .

“ Their diet includes algae, plant seeds, and aquatic vegetation, zooplankton, insects and insect larvae, small crustaceans, fish eggs (including those of other bluegills), larval fish, amphibian eggs, and smaller fish.”
Notice, smaller fish is listed last , that’s although they do eat smaller fish I try to appeal to the insect , insect larvae and other small and tiny food sources that are near the shore , where I fish .
I guess it’s from my days of fly tying for trout . My micro jigs represent tiny creatures that are swimming erratically through the water .
I don’t use any bait or tip my jigs with anything . I haven’t used bait in over forty years .
I did try nibbles a couple of times and some Gulp 1” minnows , but didn’t care for the experience and didn’t catch any more than I do with a plastic bait or handtied jig .

I fish for fish , not necessarily panfish , but whatever decides to eat my tiny morsels .
It works for me .
I’ve actually come to enjoy the challenge of catching “something” from the banks .My Banks that are heavily fished .
There were five or six other fishermen fishing off the docks today when I went . I think I was the only one to catch anything.
A couple of tiny gills , but it beats a skunk .
Panfish will eat a lot of things .

I’m with you about fishing for fish. My bag today is about average. I even had a catfish take my jig early today. I walk away pleased after catching a few smalls that some would say didn’t count.

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Panfish will eat a lot of things

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I’m with you about fishing for fish

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Couldn't agree more with both of those statements. Fish will be fish whether a micro sunfish or a 5 lb catfish, both of which are easily susceptible to playing the bully when a lure passes by.

I make most of my own lures, which includes melting together parts of different soft plastic lures. I get a kick out of seeing fish -any fish - attack them! Plus, experimentation/confirmation is at the core of my fishing rewarded by the tidbits of information gained that will serve me well in the future.

Fishing is nature's aquatic puzzle anglers have an addictive need to solve.

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Couldn't agree more with both of those statements. Fish will be fish whether a micro sunfish or a 5 lb catfish, both of which are easily susceptible to playing the bully when a lure passes by.

I make most of my own lures, which includes melting together parts of different soft plastic lures. I get a kick out of seeing fish -any fish - attack them! Plus, experimentation/confirmation is at the core of my fishing rewarded by the tidbits of information gained that will serve me well in the future.

Fishing is nature's aquatic puzzle anglers have an addictive need to solve.

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I too am always experimenting with lures of my on creativity.
To me that’s part of the fun of fishing, catching fish on something you’ve made or altered.

Thank you for sharing and nice fish! What and where did you get that red lure holder?

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Thank you for sharing and nice fish! What and where did you get that red lure holder?

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From Amazon . They have a variety to chose from .
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