The lake we fish a lot is mainly a shallow lake. 10 to 12 foot flats or less. I actually keep an eye out for turtles surfacing while I am fishing several hundred yards from the nearest bank.
Whenever I see one I head over towards it and there will always be a brushpile right where I saw that turtle come up. I don't know how many brushpiles that I have located this way!

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Good tip thanks

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Wow didn't think of that before. Thanks for the new tip.

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Yea sometimes the turtles stay around cover . I've seen alot of them early in the year around brushpiles.

Thanks for the valuable info.

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