The lake has had some heavy winds in the last week or so and that has made the large grass mats hard to fish on the main lake. They are still fishable just hard to fish with topwater frogs. The fish are still under the mats and aggressive but have a hard time getting through the mat to eat the bait. After a few blow-ups I went to the Jackall craw and started flipping the same areas. This produced numerous fish in the 4-6 pound range. The fish are just below the mats so you better be ready to set the hook as soon as it breaks through.
On the other hand the numbers bite for schooling fish is just crazy right now. This is a great time to load up those young anglers and get them on the water. You can pull to just about any openwater hump or creek channel and see loads of bait fish. Once you find these bait fish use some type of blade bait like a small spinnerbait and just go to town. Now these fish are not very big but alot of fun. For a bigger bite in the schools you can use a swimbait like the Netbait BK Swimmer. I like to work this bait one of two ways, first I slow swim it below the bait fish, if that does not work then I work it faster up to the surface then let the bait fall. The bait does not make it to the bottom often.
I will be back out on the water on trips the rest of the week so the updates will be better as the week goes on. Right now target ledges and creek channels with big swimbaits, jigs, and Flick Shake worms. These baits were the most productive so far this week. Looking forward to seeing everyone on the water.
God Bless
Phil.4:13
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Hey chris i found this awsome mat for frog fishing. I fished it but the fish kept on missing my bait HELP!!!
ReplyDeletewpcubs,
ReplyDeleteThanbks for your qustion. I have ran into this several times thoughout the years of "mat fishing" on Lake Guntersville. I have found several things to help get the fish in the boat. One, is to use a smaller frog. I like to downsize the frog a little to make the fish concentrate on the bait closer and they tend to hit it stronger. I also sometimes keep a follow bait on the deck. What I mean by follow bait is something like a craw of small swimbait texas rigged with a heavy weight, when the fish misses the bait just toss the follow bait in the hole where the fish came up and let it fall. ish will sometimes flat crush it on the fall. Another trick is if the fish misses dont move the bait. Just shake the rod tip and let the bait sit and cause a ripple on the water. This will trigger alot more bites. Good luck and hope that helps you out. Thanks again for your qustion.