Depends (Short answer)
Long Answer: Depends on what fish you are after and the daily temperature of the water. Water warming up fish the weedlines or top of the drop off shelves. Water cooling down then fish the bottom of the drop offs.
Fish can also suspend off the drop offs over the deeper water.
Are you asking about bass, crappie, sunfish, catfish, or muskee?
I am thinking your are asking about fishing in Loon, Bluegrass or Otter Pits in the Bluegrass Fish and Wildlife Area.
Not much grass left after the cold winter month. Most of the grass died off during the winter cold water period.
Water temperatures are still in the upper 40's to low 50's. Today it warmed up a bit but not very much.
Tomorrow the winds will be out of the South and brisk but it's going to warm up. I'd fish the North End of all these pits as the Southly winds will push the warmer surface waters to the North and push them up against the Northern Banks. Think of wind driven currents tomorrow if you do fish. But winds of up to 40 mph gust are predicted so be careful out there. Long stretches of water that run North to South can get pretty rough with a strong Southerly wind.
The guys I spoke with today were catching crappie in deeper water suspended at 25 ft deep.
One local expert crappie fishermen told me that he was catching some shallow when the water was warmer last week or two. But only on days when the water was warming up.
I didn't fish today but did talk to a dozen fisherman at Bluegrass and asked them about their day and how they were catching their fish. Some nice bass were caught but I didn't ask about the details. Some short bass were also caught and returned to the water. There were a lot of boats fishing Bluegrass Pit today and a few boats on Loon. I saw three boats on Otter this afternoon.
I am waiting for it to warm up some more before I get my boat out and start fishing again this year. Still have a leak to fix and am taking my time on that repair. Once I get my boat leak free I'll hit the water and fish some.
Originally Posted by bkbobbit
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