mercforever Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 went to lake st john to slay some hugh smallies,first two hours spent taken the ice out of the guides,6 hrs fishing,notta bite,didnt even see one,not even a perch or sunfish,expected to see millions of dead ones down by the factory after not seeing one for six hours,nothing,a guess they justshut down.talked to guy fishing with minnows ,nothing.surface temp 44 to 48.is this typical for these temps ? anybody experience the same demise???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cudz Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Did the same thing this time last year and came home with a huge skunk as well. Can't explain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greencoachdog Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 At those temps, I would suggest looking for suspended fish over deep water with your sonar. If that lake is "turning over" they will be scattered and suspended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 I suspect that GCD is correct. The fall turnover doesn't last very long before temps stabilize. I think that during these short periods, your best bet is to hit a river system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 your best bet is to hit a river system. ..or the local Pub! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pike slayer Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 or go hunting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 or go hunting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 ..or the local Pub! ..which in that area would be the Atherley Arms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cudz Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 ..which in that area would be the Atherley Arms Is that still open? Go through Atherly and turn left at the Atherly Arms. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Thorpe Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 Could it be slight NE winds and very High pressure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinnerbaitking Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 On the River yesterday 08:30 til 3:45 never saw a smallie, but ended up with 2 Musky myself 24.5" & 28.5" plus 1 follow & my buddy got 1 - 23.5" Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbac31 Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 You had to go deep. The wind and pressure played a role as well yesterday. Try Jigging spoons around the main lake island next time. Walleye and Bass will not be up near the plant. However try out along the deep weedline that goes from the plant towards the airport. Tough fishing but I managed to boat a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercforever Posted October 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 is this the end or just the start??do the bass eventually go shallow again?that was brutal fishing saturday,hate to put the tracker away so early... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdH20guy Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 we had the same bad luck on Saturday on Sparrow Lake for our classic tourney..12 guys allowed 5 per team...8 fish brought in..brutal! we were moving all over the lake trying different things...all we caught was cold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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