What do you do? Fishing question

[Bassmaster96]

Started off fishing in the morning, caught some on a shakey head. Seemed to be that they were hitting the shakey head pretty solidly in 5-10 fow. Pleasure boats came out, wind picked up a little bit and the shallower water got a little stained. I switched colors on the senko to make up for it, then went to a spinnerbait, jig, crank, went out deeper and couldn't buy a bite. Wind picked up a little more so I fished the windblown bank and points with a spinnerbait and shakey head mainly, including going deeper. Still nothing until the evening when it calmed down again. Did they just stop biting? What should I have done when I couldn't get a bite? What do you do in those situations?

[hatcreek]

'tis the season... Start covering water with a lipless crank.

[WVBullet]

'tis the season... Start covering water with a lipless crank.

Good choice

[Bassmaster96]

'tis the season... Start covering water with a lipless crank.

One of my first thoughts too. I only caught one little one on a trap though.

[188Musky]

I recommend a mid-day switch to muskies as a target.

Then, the fish you aren't catching are much bigger.

[Bassmeister]

Around here the spots and lmb tend to move back into coves to avoid the traffic.....

[Jeff Hahn]

If the lakes gets a lot of pleasure boat traffic on a regular basis, the fish get used to it and adapt accordingly, often moving shallower to take advantage of the boat wakes pounding the shallows, kicking up crawfish, and disorienting the baitfish. I have a couple areas of shallow cover on our local lakes that aren’t worth a hoot until the pleasure boaters and skiers come out. Then the fish pull in there and feed.

[Dan21XRS]

Buzz bait or Whopper Popper... Pop R after that... Dan

[Arkyarcher]

If the lakes gets a lot of pleasure boat traffic on a regular basis, the fish get used to it and adapt accordingly, often moving shallower to take advantage of the boat wakes pounding the shallows, kicking up crawfish, and disorienting the baitfish. I have a couple areas of shallow cover on our local lakes that aren’t worth a hoot until the pleasure boaters and skiers come out. Then the fish pull in there and feed.

+1 boat traffic and wind go shallow first, then get confused.

[BigBass94]

I probably would gone and found some more dirty water, slowed down and flipped a craw along the bank. In my experience, the fish are still there, you just gotta be more methodical in your approach.

[okiebass]

maybe a squarebill up shallow ?

[FowlZurk]

Swim Jig or swimbait shallow

[huskyjerk]

I recommend a mid-day switch to muskies as a target.

Then, the fish you aren't catching are much bigger.

And you have a better excuse for not catching them, since they are the fish of a thousand casts.

[huskyjerk]

If the lakes gets a lot of pleasure boat traffic on a regular basis, the fish get used to it and adapt accordingly, often moving shallower to take advantage of the boat wakes pounding the shallows, kicking up crawfish, and disorienting the baitfish. I have a couple areas of shallow cover on our local lakes that aren’t worth a hoot until the pleasure boaters and skiers come out. Then the fish pull in there and feed.

I've seen this happen. A guy won a tournament I fished in by fishing a narrow section of the lake connecting 2 bigger sections. Constant traffic in the afternoon. He would cast a senko into the boat wash and catch fish every other cast.

[Bassmaster96]

I appreciate the info guys. I didn't think about the bass staying shallow at the time, but it makes sense.

[GZ ONE]

Fish the wavy mud line w a SB or 2.5 or possibly a jig

[mrlawler1]

If they've turned finicky then go to the drop... Fish haven't moved... Mud just changed the bite a little... Show them something really different.. Sometimes you just gotta knock em in the head..

[Big dreams]

If the lakes gets a lot of pleasure boat traffic on a regular basis, the fish get used to it and adapt accordingly, often moving shallower to take advantage of the boat wakes pounding the shallows, kicking up crawfish, and disorienting the baitfish. I have a couple areas of shallow cover on our local lakes that aren’t worth a hoot until the pleasure boaters and skiers come out. Then the fish pull in there and feed.

[rjw11111]

I agree with Jeff when boat traffic picks up football jig on rocky banks

[NAMVET1968]

I agree with Jeff when boat traffic picks up football jig on rocky banks

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