I started thinking it was a time of day issue at some point long ago. One study in particular where I really wanted to bust the pattern, I went 5 long days of a week on my vacation and fished the same places on the same lake. Morning, afternoon, and night. Most of the places had plenty of fish every day. Some points in the day they would be gone at a few locations, and return later. The same fish would feed or ignore at different times on each day. You might get a few takers, a skunk, or a limit at each one depending. Only two groups of fish would bite good at the same time of day in those 5 days. And it wasn't everyday either. Every other location was completely random.
I wanted to tie the behavior to baitfish somehow, but when there were baitfish around the school on the screen there still wasn't a concrete pattern there either. Sometimes they were on, sometimes dead off again. Through that week, and other times, I came to a theory that they were just feeding advantageously. Regardless of the time of day. Sometimes you pull up on em before or during that period, and sometimes after. I say theory because I never could prove it to be an actual conclusion.
I like to really dig into things like that. But either way, there were fish caught in every situation by moving around like they're saying. Learn multiple spots, and/or make multiple spots. You'll put fish in the boat. If for some reason you don't, at least you have a boat
. One other thing on making spots....if you frequent COE lakes, they want to know all about your pile/condo and the exact coordinates if you run it by them as per their wishes or just get caught not running it by them. Buy a camping spot, sneak in the materials or at least what you need from elsewhere, build on site after the park closes or keep an eye out, and sink em. Old school.