Going up Friday to target smallmouth. Guessing bigger females have moved out of shallows, what kind of depths do they move to after spawn? I realize lots of factors play in to that, but when guys say deeper rock are they talking 10-15’, 15-20, etc? Thanks
I had a buddy who was up there last weekend. Most of the larger fish they caught were off individual boulders and large rocks. He said most of them were in the 6-10 foot depth. I’m sure the deeper rocks and boulders also have some fish. But unless you have a ton of those marked or lots of time to spend with good electronics finding those will take a lot of time.
10-20ft is the depth I target basically year around other than the spawn.
Look for rocks away from typical structure/ reefs. The fish on the reefs get pounded with pressure. I belive a lot of the SMB out there are caught and released daily…….
I’ve had my best luck in areas that look flat and featureless on the map.
10-20ft is the depth I target basically year around other than the spawn.
Look for rocks away from typical structure/ reefs. The fish on the reefs get pounded with pressure. I belive a lot of the SMB out there are caught and released daily…….
I’ve had my best luck in areas that look flat and featureless on the map.
What type of electronics are you using to find individual rocks in that depth of water? I assume some type of side scan. I hear of some people who says they have 100’s of individual boulders marked in deeper water on the lake. without some form of good electronics finding that many large rocks would take a lifetime in deeper water.
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>grubson wrote:</div>
10-20ft is the depth I target basically year around other than the spawn.
Look for rocks away from typical structure/ reefs. The fish on the reefs get pounded with pressure. I belive a lot of the SMB out there are caught and released daily…….
I’ve had my best luck in areas that look flat and featureless on the map.What type of electronics are you using to find individual rocks in that depth of water? I assume some type of side scan. I hear of some people who says they have 100’s of individual boulders marked in deeper water on the lake. without some form of good electronics finding that many large rocks would take a lifetime in deeper water.
Can’t speak for him but yes side scanning is the easiest and most efficient. I have spots marked with sand around a boulder that is the size of a truck. These spots are not everywhere but there are many spots not on a map or out by themselves That hold smallmouth.
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>grubson wrote:</div>
10-20ft is the depth I target basically year around other than the spawn.
Look for rocks away from typical structure/ reefs. The fish on the reefs get pounded with pressure. I belive a lot of the SMB out there are caught and released daily…….
I’ve had my best luck in areas that look flat and featureless on the map.What type of electronics are you using to find individual rocks in that depth of water? I assume some type of side scan. I hear of some people who says they have 100’s of individual boulders marked in deeper water on the lake. without some form of good electronics finding that many large rocks would take a lifetime in deeper water.
You got it. Side imaging and lots of time searching will reward you.
Thanks for info everyone, was just trying to narrow down some depths to start with. Is top water bite over?
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