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or other forage will be where the cove where the fish will spawn. This
water is warmest, and so we’ll look will be a bank that has the warmest
for coves that will have the warmest water near a spawning area. This
water in the spring. Consider this: may sound confusing, but take a
You have 2 pans of water on the map of the lake you want to fish, and
stove, both with the same heat, but pick out the north banks as I have
one pan has much less water. The described. Drawing it out on a map
pan with the lesser amount of water makes it very easy and simple.
will heat up first; therefore, the I had someone call me about
shallow areas on the waters edge on fishing a lake in the spring. He had
a lake will heat faster. In our area, the to fish a tournament there, and had
sun is in the southern hemisphere never been to that particular lake.
and this means that the sun will be I told him exactly the same things
on the "northern" bank longer; thus, that I have just described. I also told
the northern, him about fishing
shallower with respect to the
banks will be moon phases. For
warmer, and example, where there
this is where was a "lighted" night
the bait before the day he
will be. The was fishing, the first
hungry bass 3 hours of the day
will follow. would be a bad time
This lake to fish. To be clear, a
runs west to "lighted" night would
east; thus, be a night about 7
the whole northern bank will be days before to 7 days after a full
very long. So how do we find the moon.
concentrations of fish? The arteries, If the night before was a "dark"
arms, or coves that run off the main night, then you should change up:
lake are where we need to go. In fish the first 3 hours, skip the next
the arms of the lake will be smaller 3 hours, and then fish the following
coves, and this is where we will find 3 hours again. To be clear, a "dark"
a short north bank with a point in a night is about 7 days before to 7 days
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