Im thinking about going fishing this tuesday. its 50-60 degrees most of the days in southern new mexico once and awhile 40s. the shore that i will be fishing, there is a pretty nice sized cove with alot of brush in it. a point that has alot of big rocks on it that goes out about 4 ft then drops of into about 10ft of water and gets deeper after that. and there is also a lake right before that one that has a good sized dam so i hear. i want to try that lake also. just wondering how you shore fisherman would approach the lake. the water color is clear to stained.

Each lake in each geographic region is a little different, so I can't say for sure. When I approach a new body of water I like to start with light tackle and small lures. This helps me locate the fish as it seems the smaller ones are more enthusiastic feeders. Once I locate the fish I start go for the larger ones. I have started using and have fallen in love with 3" Senkos, mauve in particular. My first two casts with them resulted in losing a 3+ and catching a 1.5...this on 6# test and a UL rod. By the end of the trip on a 40 acre lake I only had 3 of the 10 pack left. I have been Kayak fishing for about 4 years now, and prefer it to any other kind of fishing. You might want to consider one fot the lake you mention. Cheap, light, manueverable and stealthy.