If fish a small lake at a park where there is always loud bass driven music playing. Loud enough that you can hear it on all sides of the lake.

The lake shore is appx. 1.2 miles. I have noticed on days when the music is loud that it gets harder to catch fish.

Is it possible that the fish are seeking shelter from the noise?

 

If it's a commonality, I would expect the bass to become accustomed to it, just like they do with boat traffic, power plant noise, etc.  I would only expect it to impact fishing if it's a rarity.  It probably impacts you more... It sure would tick me off!

If fish a small lake at a park where there is always loud bass driven music playing. Loud enough that you can hear it on all sides of the lake.

The lake shore is appx. 1.2 miles. I have noticed on days when the music is loud that it gets harder to catch fish.

Is it possible that the fish are seeking shelter from the noise?

If the music that's playing is rap, there's a good chance that all the fish have killed themselves. I know I want to every time I hear that bs.

If it's a commonality, I would expect the bass to become accustomed to it, just like they do with boat traffic, power plant noise, etc. I would only expect it to impact fishing if it's a rarity. It probably impacts you more... It sure would tick me off![/quote

Exactly!

On the Louisiana side of Toledo Bend, at about mid-lake is Fort Polk the Army's only Combat Training Center. On certain days the have live fire pratice with M119A2 105mm Howiters, not can you hear it, it shakes the land scape.

It doesn't appear to have an effect the bass!

I fish at banks lake which is next door to the moody air force base bombing range for A-10 THUNDERBOLTS doing their 40mm training and bombing practice every single day and they fly LOW over the lake and it almost makes your head explode how loud it is but the fish don't care....

I love the A10. I'd be too busy looking at them to fish.

The A-10 Warthog is a pretty quiet plane. I'm glad we haven't got rid of them yet

Its pretty quiet compared to fighter jets but man they are still loud when they are flying just above tree tops....

At night you can go sit in the main lake channel and watch them shoot their 40mm cannons and it looks awesome

We have a whole fleet of them at my base. I like how they whistle through the air. The b2 is another animal when it comes to loudness.

x2 basically the music is effecting you not the fish.  wear headphones w/ ur own preferred music?

The A-10 Warthog is a pretty quiet plane. I'm glad we haven't got rid of them yet

Depleted uranium rounds for the WIN! The sound they make when they are shredding something...ahhhhhhhh.

When I was just a kid, about 30 years ago. I lived in the middle of nowhere southern California desert. I use to see those planes flying overhead every day. Of course I had no idea they were not in service at the time. Its amazing that they are still used today.

While out of sight, call the police and give an anonymous complaint.

Not a chance! Maybe if you drop something on the bottom of the boat a sudden noise might spook a fish close bye but music or conversation not a chance. A sudden start of a trolling motor on highlight spook a fish. Unless you have a boom box in the boat with heavy bass, there is no problem.

Its pretty quiet compared to fighter jets but man they are still loud when they are flying just above tree tops....

At night you can go sit in the main lake channel and watch them shoot their 40mm cannons and it looks awesome

 

Who's being petty?  I am!  The A-10 uses a 30mm cannon.  Not a 40.  They are fun to watch.  A LONG time ago (1982 to be exact), I watched them flying near tree top at, I think, Camp Atterbury in Indiana. I've never had the privilege of seeing/hearing them fire off live rounds, though.  That WOULD be something!  Maybe the fish stop to watch, too.

Throw a silver rattletrap.

Who's being petty? I am! The A-10 uses a 30mm cannon. Not a 40. They are fun to watch. A LONG time ago (1982 to be exact), I watched them flying near tree top at, I think, Camp Atterbury in Indiana. I've never had the privilege of seeing/hearing them fire off live rounds, though. That WOULD be something! Maybe the fish stop to watch, too.

My mistake, the GAU-8 avenger is a 30mm.

We should probably stop thread jacking

i dont think its the music affecting your fishing. i caught my PB while blasting music on the very dock i was fishing off of

 

I fish at banks lake which is next door to the moody air force base bombing range for A-10 THUNDERBOLTS doing their 40mm training and bombing practice every single day and they fly LOW over the lake and it almost makes your head explode how loud it is but the fish don't care....

 Same here, we fish near Mtn. Home AFB and those beautiful F-18's rock our boat. Love the sound of freedom!!!!!

I'm not that far from Westover air force base. Anytime I fish the chicopee river the c5 galaxy cargo planes go right over head. The helicopters are constant, I mean all day everyday, but that doesn't bother me a bit. The f16s aren't bad either just the cargo planes.