Identifying feeding areas
Ive fished most of my life but its always been more of a pass time. Recently ive gotten into thw sport of it and although im not sure on much of anything as far as it all goes but im really eager to learn. I keep seeing and hearing about feeding areas and points being "hot spots" in post spawn. I live on the KY/TN border and i think we are in post spawn but again im not sure. How can I easily identify feeding areas? And what baits should i concentrate on throwing in those areas?
Great question Logan. I have fished quite a bit in your part of the country. Kentucky and Barkley lakes, Douglas in TN and Lake Cumberland in KY as well as several others. The spawn should be done at this point and most of your larger bodies of water will be post-spawn. What I have discovered about these lakes is that after the spawn, the fish really start to feed in groups. These groups of fish are most often in deep water. When bass get done their spawn they move to where the bait is abundant and that is usually in offshore deep water. IN places like Lake Douglass, TN the bass can be caught in 50 feet of water feeding on schools of shad. On the TN river lakes, the bass move to offshore shell beds to feed on the shad. Below are some great seminars are tackling the post-spawn.
https://bassu.tv/bass-fishing-video/post-spawn-cranking-davy-hite
https://bassu.tv/bass-fishing-video/post-spawn-success-jacob-powroznik
https://bassu.tv/bass-fishing-video/understanding-post-spawn-funk-jason-christie
Thanks! Im about 80-100 miles from ky lake so i dont get to fish it much. The fishery i fish the most is a man made lake that doesn't allow gas motors so its pretty still most of the time and the deepest part ive seen is about 30-40ft and the water is really really murky and little to no visibility. At most a foot to 18" so im not able to see very much from the top. Do you have any suggestions on things to try or techniques to use to catch bigger fish? Thanks in advance!
One of my most versatile rigs when this time of year is the Carolina Rig. It can be fished deep and shallow. One of the best things about fishing this rig is that it helps an angler understand what the bottom composition is. you can feel the difference between hard and soft bottom, grass, and wood. It's also very good at catching big fish.
https://bassu.tv/bass-fishing-video/how-to-fish-a-carolina-rig-peter-t
