k0walski

I've had a rough time with a few spots here lately, but one thing I like to do is as soon as it starts raining I'll rush to the lake and have pretty good luck with a white buzzbait.. Seems to work at the ponds that I have bad luck at during the hottest part of the day... just a thought..

Why is it that some bass are darker than others? I went fishin the other day in one of my favorite places and I was cathing 2-3 lb largemouth. At this pond the Largemouth are really dark, (as are the other species of fish). This pond is really clear and has alot of vegetation in it. We got tired of that place and headed to a pond closer to my house and I caught a 2lbish largemouth and that fish was pale compared to the other one. The water there is murky, and little vegetation. So... my question is... what causes this?

Ok I'm gonna try my best. The North east part of the lake there is a bunch of trees right along the shore, there is alot of brush around this area, you can get down to the water and fish this area pretty good, this was a pretty productive area before. Farther along the north shore there is a small cove which has dried out, and then there are rocks, the rocks are kinda like a small cliff about 4 feet above the water, and that continues all the way down the nort shore. This area used to be very productive as well with deep diving crank baits as the water is pretty deep. Only problem is anytime I use a T-rig I'll catch a half pound channel cat just about every other cast. This is what keeps me from using plastic worms at this pond. On the East of the pond there is a drain that drains out to a creek, not much brush in this area, about 10 feet out it's about 6 foot deep on this side. I fish this area because I had a really nice one snap my line, 8lb test, It was a largemouth, I saw it.. I was upset... Anyways along the south shore it's shallow, I hardly ever had much luck on this part of the pond. on the west part of the lake there is soo much tree cover that you can't fish it all the way down, but you can cast paralell with the shore, pretty good spot, very shallow alot of brush. Total I'd say the pond is a little over 3 acres. Deep on the North Shore, Shallow on the South, FULL of small channel cat, big bluegill, and (I thought) alot of decent size largemouth.

That's the only time I haven't tried, and I go sometime this weekend. I'll read some of these tutorials on here about night fishing, but any tips?

I can't figure it out. There is this one pond here on Fort Riley, and about 3-4 weeks ago before I went to Illinois, I could go there and catch 2-3lb largemouth everyday. Now, I leave for two weeks and come back, it's dead, I've only caught one from it, and it wasn't nearly the size I usually do. I've thrown everything out there, spinner baits, poppers, buzzbaits, crankbaits, and I get nothing. I know it is unusually hot here in Kansas, but it was unusually hot before when I was catching them. So, my question for you guys is what else can I try, any suggestions? I've tried fishing at different times of the day. Early morning, noon (on my lunch break), evening and still nothing. What else is there to try or should I just find a different favorite fishing hole?