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    Default The bite is tough


    Since that cold front can through last Friday, I went twice to a lake that normally produces a bunch of small ones. They have lockjaw! Managed just two dinks on both Saturday and today.

    Water temp is still ill right at 70 degrees too. I have heard before that high pressure weather is not good for fishing and I believe it now.

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    The baitfish may have moved, everything I cleaned yesterday looked like it was going to explode they were so full of small shad. If the bait has move, so will the fish this time of year.
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    John, You'll have a special day coming soon. The extra dry and warm fall has made the pattern less easy to figure out. I think the temps are finally starting to come down enough they'll start following the bait as DB mentioned above. Something else to consider. A bit of shade and a few clouds can help. We've had some super clear and bright days. Went this morning with some broken cloud cover.
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    Reports of fish holding 15-25 fow on structure where I'm at. Best of luck. Going out tomorrow evening to hunt some myself.

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    Your day is coming.
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    Usually have better luck before a front passes and the pressure starts dropping.
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    I wasn't the only person having no luck on Monday - which makes me feel better.

    i found a large brush pile in 14 FOW that was holding fish - could see them clearly on my device but couldn't get them to bite.

    still - a slow day of fishing beats a good day at work.

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    Try dropshot over that pile with a minnow.

    Or vertical jig it with the pink jighead and bg nonkey milk.

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