Where are the fish??

Had a tourney (fall finale) last year,and it had cooled off-and there seemed to be a decent amount of fish shallow on wood.flipping fizzled,and there was a ton of big ones out on the ledges…….football jig,giant spoon was the ticket.dont know why,but this reservoir is usually awesome deep after the spawn,and that whole year the deep bite was off.it was weird catching them like it was July………but thats where they were.12-20 feet.

I happened to get some pretty solid “assistance” at Toledo that Kevin didnt use from a local stick- big stickHis advice was 15-20. Kevin fished that depth in what he wanted to fish. I know here at Ouachita it is the same for the good fish.The whole “myth” of shallow fall fishing is partially that. True fall shallow is a lot cooler than 74 in the fall here in Arkansas.Last edited by clownshoes on October 30th, 2014, 1:32 am, edited 1 time in total.C.O.D. Jr. III

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Millwood the last 2 weeks. Heavy stained water. 66-73 degrees.Wont touch a DD crankbait, Spinner bait, Swimbait, Rage Blade, Frog, or a Worm (except for a 30lb. Alligator Gar). Started throwing a KVD Shad colored square bill and a DT-6 in 12-15 feet of water and caught 17-18 Bass and 4 slab crappie last Friday. Tons of baitfish are shallow and right below the surface, but the Bass arent busting them on top like they normally do. Started watching the DI on my HDS-8 and noticed that most the fish were coming up deep to shallow and busting the Shad 4-5 feet below the surface but not moving up any shallower (at least that was my interpretation). They seem to be holding tight in a 4-6 foot strike zone. Wont bite on the surface or deeper than 6-7 feet. That pattern has worked the past 3 trip. Probably wont catch doodley squat this Friday.Mix it up a little Tideman. See if they want something different.