This morning started out really great; I caught 5 dinks and a decent sized bass on black, 5-inch Senkos so I thought it was going to be one of “those” days.
Then, they opened up the gates down at the sea wall and the water started going out – and the bite stopped cold, just like that. Since the water was still pretty murky from yesterday’s winds, I tried a spinnerbait for the rest of the time I was out there and managed to catch one. Although I thought I was going to do a lot better than I did, I can’t really complain considering I ended up with 7 fish for the morning.
Good going Nomad.
Did you noticed an obvious difference once the gates were opened? like current or water level?
Do you think it was the carp fishermen messing with the bass, lol
Steve,
Oh you can definitely see the current moving and the water level dropping once they open the gates. And every time, the bite stops until they close the gates.
I’ve never seen anything like that on the waters I fish, that must be interesting.
Does the river have any schedules for the water release, so that you can plan fishing trips?
Not that I know of…it seems like they release water before a rain front moves in though. Otherwise it all seems pretty random to me.
At least there was no wind, and that bass you caught on the spinnerbait looks to be decent size too!!
Any bass I can catch on a spinnerbait even if it’s 3 inches long, is decent (to me)
Again, I caught that one right by the wall, just like the 3 last time.