Patoka Lake

[HoosierDon]

In your opinion what impact will the high water have on the bass????

[NFC]

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Mar-16-06 AT 07:58PM (EST)[/font][p]If I'm not mistaken, the higher the water the better the food source. The shad and minnows will move to cover in the grass that is now under water and I think the bass will follow but with the cold front coming through, the bass may stay deep for the warmer water. It's a toss up on what they'll do.

[Moose1am]

Along with all that new territory that is now underwater the upper reachs of the Old Patoka River and the inlet creeks will be full of warm water (relative to the cold water in the main lake) That is flowing off the warmer land into the lake. This rain will flush lots of new food (earthworms and other aquatic insects) down into the lake out of the overflowing streams. This new food source may not last long. Fish may move up into the small steams or to the point where those streams empty into the back end of coves and then feed for a while and then return to deeper waters.

Regards,

Moose1am