Pressured Small Lakes
Im in Nebraska and I live right by 20 small lakes which are great during pre-spawn and fall fishing but as soon as May hits all the campers and the community swarm in and the lakes become extremely pressured and i have a hard time getting bites. I fish off the bank and I try to bounce around to the other lakes but they are all the same. I try different techniques and different lures but im coming out dry.
What are some things that i could try that may help on these high pressured small lakes? Right now frogging works the best but other than that its extremely difficult
I like to try 2 different things: Finesse them, or get a reaction.
We have loads of videos on finesse techniques. The ned rig is one of the big go-to baits right now, but I have had great success (20lb. 5-bass limit) on 4in straight-tail worm on 1/16oz shakey head and drop shot.
For the reaction bait, I'm not talking about loud and noisy. Jeff Kriet does a great seminar on floating worms, and I have always loved fast working a neon color (yellow, lime and pink are my favorites) floating worm around any cover. I was introduced to this technique on a pressured lake in the middle of summer in 10-15ft of visibility! The guy I was with caught 3 nice bass out of a couple of laydowns with a bright lime worm. I was hooked! It's also fun to fish, because you can see them come out and destroy it!
