Hello, this is the mtn painters.  we are in north georgia on a 50 acre lake.  We are catching from the shoreline.  We have started using shinners a few weeks ago and my wife caught a 8 1/2 lb on 11/14/07 and  caught a 5 lb on 11/20/07 .  This week we had rain, cold fronts, drop in temps.  I noticed the water current was going sideways instead of coming toward me like it has been for the last few weeks.  We have only caught 1 fish in 5 days.  Is it all due to the weather.  We tried to take out our pond prowler but we just spin all over the lake so we are staying on dry land.  Any suggestions on winter fishing.  Like we stated before we just starting fishing this past May so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Welcome to BR. I am assuming the current you are talking about is coming from the direction the wind is blowing. We will need a little more info so we can give you some advice. Is this pond spring feed, what is the average dept and does it have any structure like ( standing timber, lay downs etc. ) Sounds like it has some nice fish in it. Congrats on your catch.

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welcome aboard!

Yes, there is a good chance that the bite you have grown accustomed to has changed.  Not disappeared, just changed.  The bass will relate, most often, to what it's food source is doing.  Wind can be a big factor in that.  

With an 8.5 in the boat, you're off to a good start though.  Buy an anchor, find the deepest part of that 50 acres and start fishing (on the bottom first)

If you're still having troubles, we have lots of Ga anglers who would love to come spend the day and show you folks a few new things to try.

If not, I'm available for the 2nd week in March  ;D 8-)

Welcome aboard!

yes our lake is spring fed.  the deepest points are around 38-40 ft.  there are laydows on shorelines.  when you say get an anchor we have one but the wind blows and turns us in circles.  how can we stop our boat from swirling when we are anchored.  also want to ask about the creek line thing, humps, dropoffs.  what does this mean and what are we looking for on our fish finder.

Welcome, and I agree this time of year go deep and come up

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Reply #5 - Today at 8:47am yes our lake is spring fed. the deepest points are around 38-40 ft. there are laydows on shorelines. when you say get an anchor we have one but the wind blows and turns us in circles. how can we stop our boat from swirling when we are anchored. also want to ask about the creek line thing, humps, dropoffs. what does this mean and what are we looking for on our fish finder.

I know many people who use two anchors one on the front and one on the back of their boat. That seems to hold them well!

I can say from experience ( fishing near the mouths of inlets to the ocean ) a lot of the hold depends on the type of anchor you get i.e. using a fluke style anchor over a mushroom helps because it digs in. You will still sway a bit, but  your boat won't drag it.  Over time you will also learn to position yourself for the angle you want to fish at. Hope this helps some.

2 anchors will also do it.  Be aware of how you set the boat up, concerning which way it is facing.  If it's windy, always place the bow of the boat into the wind , especially when double anchored.

Drop offs show as a downward line as the depth reading gets higher.  Visually, it's depicting the graduating slope under the boat as the depth increases.  It's the changes in structure like that which can often hold bass.  Drop offs next to a "flat" are great.  The bass will use that area to rest (in the safety of this deeper water)  and then move up on to that flat to feed.