WooPigStewie

I know the exact spot you're talking about, but this was just a bit east of there... I probably used the wrong term when I said "stream", as I am pretty sure this was just the run-off from last Wednesday's rains coming off of those farm fields just to the north. I think I'll load up on some different baits and work try working that area again soon.

Thanks to everyone who's chimed in... I hate to admit it, but I don't have a clue about what the water temperature was. It seems obvious to me now that I really need to find some type of thermometer to carry with me. This particular spot was located pretty close to 35.440815, -94.179543 (Google Maps) in Western Arkansas, but I guess I'm just trying to figure out if a novice fisherman (me) should work on slowing down and using more baits on fewer spots, or stick to a few search baits and keep moving until I find the fish? I suspect there's got to be a line between spending too much time in one place, versus not taking enough time to find the right bait for the current conditions? Thanks again.

I know this is a pretty vague question, but I was hoping for some advice: I'm relatively new to bass fishing and just picked up a small boat with no electronics. I've been doing some reading on how to locate bass without a fish finder, and felt fairly confident... until yesterday. I was fishing a large creek just above the river. I found a spot where a small muddy stream (run-off) emptied into the clear water of the creek. There was a sizable point where the two merged, with a sandbar creating a sharp drop-off into the deeper creek channel. There were a couple of downed trees in the area, and to top it off, the shad were jumping all around the boat. From everything I have read, this should have been the spot to fish. I used both a brown swim jig and a silver & blue rat-l-trap as my search baits, while my wife fished a texas rigged senko... We worked the area for over an hour without a single bite. Up until then, I believed we haven't been catching because I have been picking the wrong spots, but now I am beginning to doubt my technique. Again, I know this is really vague, but if you've worked a "prime spot" for an extended period of time with no bites, should you change lures or locations? Thanks in advance.