So before Covid hit I was doing a spring then a fall trip to Sandy River or Briery Creek.

missed both trips but, am heading to try my luck for a personal best at Sandy 11/20/20.

Thinking they are fattening for the winter so, swimbaits will be part of the arsenal.

But, with a cold front just passing thru this Wed should I venture deep or hope the baitfish are in the shallows?

I'm  guessing the waters are up and most likely muddied from the deluge of rains we got last week.

 

I'm hoping you local guys in Farmville would have a game plan and pass it on.

Thanks in advance as always  please stay safe.

Sorry I didn't see this until today, good luck out there!  I'm guessing water should be pretty clear.  Sandy recovers quickly, especially mid lake.  I haven't been there in over a month, when lots of baitfish were shallow.  If I were out there today, I'd be looking at the creek bed off the dam, and also heading south toward the big ring of cypress trees looking for baitfish.  If you're not marking fish, then I'd keep going toward the far timber following the creek bed up toward the big island.  If that fails, I'd ride around checking temps and beat the warmest banks this afternoon. 

 

But as far as big fish this time of year, finding them on the sonar in 10-15ft+ and counting down chatterbaits/spinnerbaits/swim jigs has produced over the years.  Swimbaits like you mentioned may be good too, I just never throw them.  Good luck, hope to see some pics!

I'm hearing Briery creek is still producing shallow from a friend,  he was throwing Zoom flukes. 

I did good throwing Jigs in the trees last time there.

Hit it.....we've been mild.

This report is of 3 hard days of fishing. The weather was low 60s and 10-20 winds Friday and some of Saturday.

Found 62° water temp on the main lake Saturday. But, back in the coves or creeks the water topped out at about 58°. Muddied waters back there.

Missed about a 4 lber with a chartreuse spinnerbait at the boat in the S turn.

Visibility did improve on the main late at about 3'

Chucked the whole tackle box and produced a few 1.5#ers using a 3/16 jig-n-craw (green pumkin) working the sunny side shorelines near deep water in about 10' at the grassline.

Chucked: pig-n-craws, drop shots, crankbaits, rattketraps. swimbaits and 10" worms.

Spinnerbait was the go to.

 

All in all it was hard fishing with little results.

Largest boated fish was a 2 lber on a spinnerbait.