Rain...water temps...approach

Yeah it has been a rough fall so far. Few days banging fish with many more days with very little interest. The fish I have gotten have been timid by comparison and I'm going to venture a guess that the shift in weather has em off the feed so to speak. The main problem I see is the sudden shifts back and forth with multiple fronts coming through. It goes from 69 to 30 in a day...then we have rain, nice rain, nice rain...the back and forth probably has them backing off as they are really feeling the pressure changes. I am hoping Sunday provides some good fishing as I am heading out myself. To be honest though I am not sure how solid it will be due to the front we are having the first part of the weekend

This year over all has been a tough one in my opinion. We had very little rain and now the temps dipped to frost really quickly. I think it will pick up once the weather stabilizes...hopefully it stabilizes heh.

Best things I could suggest are go smaller in baits/lures, try very subtle and slow approaches and cover a lot of water looking for where they are holding. I would say stick to natural colors and try to present as close to the way baits would be in nature right now. I think patience and determination will produce fish eventually..just stinks that we aren't having the traditional big fish extravaganza yet.

I'm also singing the blues!--(LOL)--Though it was going to be a killer september and october, so far, I cant say it has been.

They're out there. Ive done pretty well this past week. You just gotta find em. Ive been finding them in areas that offer them warmer water: areas where streams and brooks feed into lakes, areas where rainwater runs into lakes, shallow flats (1-3 feet deep), and rocks and rip-rap since the rocks heat up in the sun and transfer small amounts of warmth. ANYTHING that adds a little warmth to a body of water, even if it seems like a small or negligable amount. Also, resevoirs will pump water from nearby lakes and rivers to prevent the water levels from dropping too low. Find these discharge pipes and tubes. Those areas are great since the water warms up a little en route to the resevoir. Hope this helps and good luck everyone!!

good info

well said bassmonkey, incoming water is 100% the key, especialy in fall