Quote Originally Posted by ThreeLions View Post
Hey Tim,

I'm trying to learn as much as I can that will be helpful to our style of fishing, just so I can pass it on to the kids.

To be honest, two months ago I wouldn't have dreamed of fishing so close to the layer of dead leaves butted up to the dam for fear of snags and such. Yesterday we just threw in about a foot from the edge of the leaf cover and slowly dragged our bait back towards the bank. I was hoping that the leaf cover would act as "structure" and house a few fish.

Thanks for the support!

DAVE
A floating mat of leaves against the bank can be a very good pattern. I've used it in several lakes that I've fished. Especially around lakes where homeowners tend to blow they're leaves into the lake. Don't like it but I try to make lemonade from lemons.