Fall Fishing

[love2fishhave2work]

I have never fished in the fall before but plan to this year. What are the keys to walleye and bass for Simcoe and Kawarthas? Water temp, depth, structure? Stuff like that. Any adivice would be welcome.

[OhioFisherman]

Keep an opened mind on technique, locate fish. To give an example, a good year here last fall and early winter, my buddy was still bass fishing in early January. A little ice around the edges of the lakes thin stuff that broke on contact with the boat. He won a pickup bass tournament casting a blade bait and letting it flutter down thru pockets of whatever weeds were left.

 

I have caught largemouth in 20 feet of water in September on the Georgian Bay, no good reason for them to be that deep, food? Water wasn`t that cold and I was fishing for smallies, just hard to predict what plan is a good one, the fish will let you know.

 

Seeing baitfish in the area you are fishing is a good sign, fall feeding season, match the hatch.

[Greencoachdog]

The key to fall fishing success is getting your butt out of bed a going!!! The fish will be actively feeding to fatten up for winter, and should be shallower than in the summer as a rule... but not always. If you're not catching anything change up your presentations until you do start catching, let the fish tell you what they want. I seem to have better luck with brighter colors in the fall.

[singingdog]

I agree....keep an open mind. The bass are biting, if you can find them. Here in Haliburton, the pattern has changed significantly from summer: bass are more schooled up and are feeding activly but not relating to any kind of structure consistently. Those logs and drop-offs that produced fish so consistently a month ago are not neccesarily the ticket now.

[steverowbotham]

make 10000 casts a day!!! when you find one, you'll find lots.