I live in NC. Out back I have a what looks like a man made canal/finder/channel of murky freshwater thats about 8 ft deep/ 60 ft wide. I’m stuck on my private 15x15 foot dock so I can’t move around the lake.
I’ve in the past have caught largemouth, smallmouth, carp, crappie, catfish and eel.
I had to take 2 years off due to pancreatic cancer but now I’m back and still not so strong. I easily get tired so whatever time I can fish is precious. Somehow it feels there aren’t any fish or I’m missing something.
most days there currents created by the wind and there’s always wind. There no natural structures coming out the water or anything I can see from the bank which are lined with trimmed bushes none that stand out as a place from to hide.
I can’t spend a lot of time outback before I get exhausted. Can you guys and girls have some advice of anything
I fish sometimes early morning, late afternoon about 5-6 pm. I’ve used soft baits, lots of assorted chatter baits, color appropriate lures… and nothing.
I can’t use any type of natural baits or lures cause I’m surrounded by a bunch of turtles every time I drop a line. I’ve tried drop rigs, Texas, Carolina, Alabama rigs, wacky rigs and tons of top water and spinning baits. Most times, I can get out my dock but not until at least noon because I’m at treatment or not feeling so great and don’t get out of bed till then.
i just wanna enjoy whatever time I got left.
Thanks and God bless. Tight lines!