I go to this lake which is right near my camp where I fish from shore. I never seem to have much luck there, except in the spring.There was a cold front on friday, and I fished the lake saturday and sunday from sunrise til about 10 am.

The water surface temp was about 60-61 degrees on saturday, and about 59-60 degrees on sunday ( today.) The water was murky, about a foot of visibility. Sunny skies both days and I fished my spring spots.

I fished 0-10ft of water: t-rigged biospawn, craw- dragged and popped

various cranks : CRR5, DT6, squarebill, wakebait; steady, stop n go, twitched

spinnerbait- with fire tiger skirt, slow rolled and waked

I didn't have the luxury to fish the afternoon, but today before leaving, i saw 1 bass on the surface, and many bluegills near the surface underneath individual leaves that have fallen.

Which takes me to the next struggle. There is almost NO visible cover, there are cattails in 1-4 feet of water with a mud bottom. Almost the entire lake's shore is muddy. The best spot in the spring where they spawn is on the NE section in 1-3 feet of water and it is substrate at best.

What would you suggest I do? Was it too early in the day for fall time?

Rattle Trap.

I forgot to mention I used a 6th sense lipless without rattles. I'll see if I have any luck with rattles. Although I probably won't fish this lake again this year.

Got shut out again today. Used a lipless and caught 3 descent rAinbows in 19 feet of water. I tried lipless cranks, spinnerbaits, worms and plastics flipping and drop shot. Still no bass. The water is extremely murky, maybe fall turnover?

Brighter colored baits fished slower.

Chartruese spinnerbaits

Citrus cranks

Chartruese cranks.

A bass scent.

Topwater spook.

inline spinner boo koo vibes.

Try early morning before dawn.

Look for rocks in 15-25 feet of water

Try drop shot

A great fall bait is the zoom super fluke in baby bass color with some smelly Jelly baitfish