50 Places To Catch Fish...Part 2

 Fifty Places to Catch Fish On Impoundments, Part 2

(This is out of order, thanks to the way it was reproduced. Just roll with it and youll be fine)

✅ Our first "typical" reservoir considered will deal almost solely with the patterns of movement of largemouth bass. This is because bass and their movements are generally consistent, and even predictable, once you understand how structure and fish movements work together. 

✅ We are attempting to produce an all-encompassing "typical" impoundment, aka, reservoir, containing a great multitude of structure situations. But you should also remember that all these bottom configurations may, or MAY NOT exist on every reservoir. Also they may, or MAY NOT occur in natural lakes.

✅ We arranged these various conditions so they would be more descriptive and more easily identifiable for you.
We also did not cover all the bases; instead, we attempted to dwell on the highlights.
✅ It should also be remembered that water levels, weather conditions, water conditions (primarily water clarity), season of the year, and several other conditions can have a bearing on the "movements" of the fish on any of these structure situations.
✅ The idea here is not to give you a map that guarantees a fish is waiting for you to show up. Rather, this is meant to acquaint you with situations that you might encounter on the water. We want to help you understand fish behavior and then to think LOGICALLY what your next step-by-step procedure could be.
✅ This map also is used as a springboard to demonstrate the differences that will be found between largemouth bass activity in an impoundment and that of a walleye or smallmouth.

(17) BRUSHY FLATS OFF A CREEK OR RIVER (c)

(18) OLD FENCE ROWS: (submerged, visible or both) (c)

(19) MAN-MADE BRUSH "ATTRACTOR" ON SLICK STRUCTURE (c)
- unless this cover is adjacent to deep water structure like a creek channel, you can ignore it in favor of better structure situations.

(20) CREEK "HUGGING" THE SHORELINE FOR A  CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE (ST

(21) BACK END OF A COVE (ST)
- where a creek enters, and there is a direct, deeper water situation associated with that.

(22) SUNKEN ISLAND DESCRIBED BY A CREEK OR RIVER FORK (ST)

(23) TWO OR MORE CREEKS OR RIVERS MEETING TOGETHER (ST)

(24) SLOUGHS (ST)
- where a drop to deep water structure is present.

(25) BRUSHY POINT - seen in part one.

Diagram: Wiley Miller, Fishing Facts, 1973