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i know that bass patterning in the Fall depends on the shad and where they are located--basically, find the shad and find the bass. Usually they begin to migrate into the backs of coves up on the flats. But, in bass lakes that have a no-shad policy like Beaver and Cedar Creek i assume the bass will be where the bluegill, crappie, or other baitfish are. Any ideas for patterning the bass on these no-shad lakes in the Fall?
Thanks,
John
It seems to me like bass are a little easier to pattern in no shad lakes because bass are almost always going to be relating to cover and so are the bluegill and crappie. Its pretty much text book, best cover, best depth, best structure, so on and so forth.. just gotta put together that pattern, alot like summer but shallower as fall progresses
If no shad are in the lake the bass are going to be eating the fry from the spring, along with other fish and literally any thing that will flop in front of their face (opertunistic predators). The water will cool and bass like all animal know winter is coming and they will eat. Cover, points, deep water highways to flat, grass , etc,etc...hope this helps
Speaking of Cedar Creek there are shad in there, plenty of them. Went crappie fishing in there about a week ago under the lights. I saw more shad that night then I have since fishing at Cumberland.
Bass have the same seasonal patterns in every lake throughout the country...move deep for winter,come up shallow to spawn in the spring,move back out of those spawning areas on to deep points,channels,humps or watever in the summer,and then in the fall they will move back up into shallower water in those spawning areas or around them with the cooler water and gourge on baitfish...so find your spawning areas adn fish crawdad type baits,bluegill and crappie also and youll eventually find em