Will fish follow same pattern as when water temp was the same back in spring?

1st of May had same water temp as now. All the fish I caught then were on docks.

Will this pattern return?

I would say yes if the water temps are similar.

Rattletraps and jerkbaits

There's definitely no guaranteeing that, but that's where I would start.  Especially if the water color and the weather are the same.

Rattletraps and jerkbaits

 

X2

 

 Jerktraps & Rattlebugs ~  both solid producers.

 

 

A-Jay

Yep, pretty much.. I actually do better in the fall.. Less fisherman on the water/ bank = more fun, more fish

Bass move back into creek channels during spring & fall for one reason, bait fish! 

similar but not exactly

springs draw is the spawn

falls draw is the baitfish and fattening up for winter

the baitfish isnt going to pin them into the coves like spring does

and many times different baitfish wont be in the creeks and shallows

the fish stay more scattered and unpredicatable in fall at least imo

Will fish follow same pattern as when water temp was the same back in spring?

1st of May had same water temp as now. All the fish I caught then were on docks.

Will this pattern return?

Spring is the transition from winter to summer, for bass it can be 3 phases of the spawn or transition from post spawn to summer.

May in Alabama on 3 big riverine highland class lakes you listed, spring could all of the above.

Post spawn to summer transition the bass have recovered from the spawn and moving into their summer patterns of feeding on young of the year fish and shad, plus whatever else they can eat.

The fall the bass are transitioning to winter cold water period, leaving the summer locations and following the baitfish. Find fe the baitfish, the bass should be there. Unlike spring these bass are roaming more and starting to move deeper, instead of shallower; spring up and fall down.

They are moving, not setting up home sites under docks, unless there is baitfish there.

Tom

Spring is the transition from winter to summer, for bass it can be 3 phases of the spawn or transition from post spawn to summer.

May in Alabama on 3 big riverine highland class lakes you listed, spring could all of the above.

Post spawn to summer transition the bass have recovered from the spawn and moving into their summer patterns of feeding on young of the year fish and shad, plus whatever else they can eat.

The fall the bass are transitioning to winter cold water period, leaving the summer locations and following the baitfish. Find fe the baitfish, the bass should be there. Unlike spring these bass are roaming more and starting to move deeper, instead of shallower; spring up and fall down.

They are moving, not setting up home sites under docks, unless there is baitfish there.

Tom

WRB, Ive always wondered wats the length of that replica fish you are holding in your caption picture?

WRB, Ive always wondered wats the length of that replica fish you are holding in your caption picture?

off topic, 28 1/2"

Tom

off topic, 28 1/2"

Tom

crazy big

_{Spring's #1 draw to shallows is FOOD to fatten up for the spawn!}

 

_{Fall's #1 draw to shallows is FOOD to fatten up for winter!}

 

_{Bass will use the same "pathways" to & from these shallows both in spring & fall!}

 

_{Spring is the "transition" from cold water to warmer warm water while fall is the "transition" from warm water to cooler}

 

_{Don't over-complicating spring & fall is the anglers biggest obstacle!}

Around here what Catt said is exactly true, no shad in several lakes I fish, massive crawfish feeding going on right now, in slab rock, in the afternoon warming of the sun, craw dads get warmed up and become more active. Fish staging in 6 to 8 fow. Then move in and eat. It's the exact same as in spring.. Food related, primarily- warmer water for different reasons. Food ! Where my fish are staging, is the exact same area they bed at in spring... It's soo easy...

It is hard to say Fall is like Spring, because we have so many variables beside water temps.  There is water levels that fluctuate greatly, the amount and type of vegetation in the water being fished, the amount of current in the water that day, the intensity of the sun when fishing, just to name a few.  I agree there are a few similarities, but each day on the water, presents its own peculiarities and variables.  No two days are the same!

It is hard to say Fall is like Spring, because we have so many variables beside water temps.  There is water levels that fluctuate greatly, the amount and type of vegetation in the water being fished, the amount of current in the water that day, the intensity of the sun when fishing, just to name a few.  I agree there are a few similarities, but each day on the water, presents its own peculiarities and variables.  No two days are the same!

 

 

Uh! No! It's quite easy

 

It's called seasonal patterns

 

Bass more shallow both spring & fall for one reason...that is where the food source is!

 

This tells us where to start our search, daily variables apply next!