Is urban fishing more difficult than going out in the wild?
I have been urban fishing several times over the past month with no luck. Ive used powerbait, spinners, and trout worms, but still nothing. I try to go at times where the birds are not active. I rarely see anyone catch something. I even check the fishing stock schedule and go just after the fish are released. The next time I go to Las Vegas, I am considering going to Lake Mead instead. Would that be a better alternative?
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by Short-Guy
There are so many variables that can affect a day on the water. To say one is more difficult than the other is kinda of a black and white approach of viewing this. Ive fished tiny stocked ponds all the way to manmade lakes and then wild rivers and creeks. Inclement weather patterns,shifts in temperature fluctuation, wind, and barometric pressure all can make or break a trip to any body of water,really.
I highly recommend grabbing a copy of “the big book of bass” it’s a great read and covers a lot of topics that could help you break the rut. Also,YouTube can be your best friend for learning new tactics to fool pressured bass. And learn patterns.
My final bit of advice to you would be,never give up. Keep hitting the water and practice,practice,practice! This can be a super frustrating hobby at times,but it’s all worth it when you start finally landing some nice bass.
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by honkeykong85
Urban spots are almost universally overfished, the less people fishing the lake the more luck you’ll have
When you go to a remote lake you will immediately notice the difference
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by FakeAbc12345
That seems to make sense. Every urban lake i go to has at least half a dozen people fishing, no matter what time of day or week.
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by Short-Guy
Yeah I went finishing along a river in pecks New Mexico where no one fishes and we literally caught 40 trout as to a normal lake I might get 1-3 a day no lie
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by cackonfirexx
I only urban fish cause I can only walk to my spots. I also sorta live somewhere where not a lot of people fish so there’s plenty of fish for me. I’d totally go in the wild if I could
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by dat_yung_geric
Try talking to some golf courses. That's the best fishing I've ever had.
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by Kaevek
It’s not remotely cut and dry, some urban spots could be very good fisheries and some can be terrible.
I’m a little confused about your statement about birds, generally a lot of birds diving and feeding on bait fish is an incredibly good sign thar the predatory fish you were targeting are active.
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by 5uper5kunk
I was fishing for trout. They were farm raised. I had assumed that a large number of birds would cause the trout to panic and not take any bait. I even managed to put my lure right in front of a trout and it had little reaction.
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by Short-Guy
Yeah been there tons of times with bass at state lakes
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by cackonfirexx
Got you. A lot of times predatory fish will “push” a school of baitfish up to the surface, trapping them there to feed on them. This gives the birds a shot at feeding on the same baitfish, so seeing birds crashing the water means fish are actively feeding below. It’s what you dream of finding when inshore fishing.
Stocked trout can be fussy, sometimes I can nail one every other cast with a spinner, sometimes I get nothing while the guys next to me soaking powerbait are getting bit all the time. I usually find the morning after a stocking to be the most productive in general.
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by 5uper5kunk
Fishing pressure makes the difference.
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by oblivion-age
As a general rule. Yes. But not always. There are still plenty of gems out there to be found. Trout will find it hard to refuse a big juicy earthworm.
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by bushcrapping
Me thinks real question is are there any fish in dem der waters, be dey urban or wilderness.
suburban is about all I fish. Id like to get away, but just getting across Houston is a hour and a half nail biter to me.And even when you get there if you have no boat you may be very limited.
keep looking , youll find the sub or urban fish. throw something different, try a bit of finesse fishing. good luck
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