Been lurking for a while: Hello, I've been on the side lines for a while thought I say hi. My area lakes are low at close to 50% or less so fishing has been hit and miss. Anyone have...

Esbm308 Loc: Twain Harte California

Hello, I've been on the side lines for a while thought I say hi. My area lakes are low at close to 50% or less so fishing has been hit and miss. Anyone have any hints of were fish go when water is going down a foot or more a week.

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Esbm308 wrote:

Hello, I've been on the side lines for a while thought I say hi. My area lakes are low at close to 50% or less so fishing has been hit and miss. Anyone have any hints of were fish go when water is going down a foot or more a week.

Welcome back E 308. Can't help you, but quite a few out your way should be up later. Hang in there.

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

Esbm308 wrote:

Hello, I've been on the side lines for a while thought I say hi. My area lakes are low at close to 50% or less so fishing has been hit and miss. Anyone have any hints of were fish go when water is going down a foot or more a week.

Mornin', E308, Welcome to the Forum. You dummy,,,,,,,,,, they are trying to learn how to walk on land.

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

Esbm308 wrote:

Hello, I've been on the side lines for a while thought I say hi. My area lakes are low at close to 50% or less so fishing has been hit and miss. Anyone have any hints of were fish go when water is going down a foot or more a week.

Hi E308, lots of your fellow Cali people here, and many fighting the receding water. Good luck out there and remember pictures if you find some fish. One would think that the fish would be concentrated, with a smaller area to roam.

smitty Loc: maine

u in a boat or on the banks?

Esbm308 Loc: Twain Harte California

Boat , can hunt for any species but mostly bass and occasionally trout .

smitty Loc: maine

lakes in tx [ all but 1 man made] go up and down every year. there were maps of a lot of the lakes you could buy where tackle sold. they showed depths at full level and ares where there were creeks before flooding. they were a great help before the advent of afffordable sonar. if you read them carefully you could even locate structure. cant find a map? try traversing the lake and look for the deepest water. might help. tx lakes are pretty shallow; they go down fast. when they get real low the ramps are useless. hope you dont get drydocked good luck

Esbm308 Loc: Twain Harte California

Thanks for the suggestion we'll give them a try , hopefully soon.

farmer tom Loc: stockton california

Try Tulloch lake I did real well there yesterday. Good luck!

Esbm308 Loc: Twain Harte California

It was a coin flip either Melones or Turlock we went to Melones 🤣

Trout man

Got the same problem here in central valley Fresno CA, the water is down on all the lakes and canals in tranquility, mendota, firebaugh it's real bad, but I've been fishing Ned rig and that catching the Bass.

Esbm308 Loc: Twain Harte California

Trout man wrote:

Got the same problem here in central valley Fresno CA, the water is down on all the lakes and canals in tranquility, mendota, firebaugh it's real bad, but I've been fishing Ned rig and that catching the Bass.

Good to know, but haven't been in the water since. Maybe when the weather clears we'll try again.