Today I went to a pond that has probablly fallen a foot in just 2 days. Does this have a major affect on the bass not biting. I nboticed this on a creek last year as well just looking for some help. Also what lures would work best.

Falling water is a great opportunity to catch some fish.

As a general rule, it makes the fish more predictable by dropping off to the first major break line or by positioning on the down current side of structure.  If you can find one, many times you can load up the boat quick.

Falling water is a great opportunity to catch some fish.

As a general rule, it makes the fish more predictable by dropping off to the first major break line or by positioning on the down current side of structure. If you can find one, many times you can load up the boat quick.

bassbum85,

I hope you don't mind but I had a question along the same topic line..

I fish a local creek (Goose Creek - Northern Virginia and where it feeds into a river). Said creek is lower than I have ever seen it, borderline gone. Anyway, my question is do the bigger fish ones worth catching move into the river? Or do they hold up into the deeper sections of the creek (deeper sections being 3' max)? The spot where I fish is approximately a mile from where the two meet. I have caught a few dinks in the creek while the water has been low, but nothing huge.

Thanks.

Snogle

I think a lot has to do with the size of the body of water. I have seen Smith Mountain Lake rise and fall as much as four feet a day with little impact on fishing, but on a smaller body, it may at first be a blessing because the fish become more concentrated, less water less space for fish. If the water level continues to fall, however, it will put stress on the fish as they are forced to deal with more fish and possibly have to move out of their "home" and retreat. Don't forget that if the water drops 2 feet, any structure is now two feet higher in water column. Two feet is a lot to a bass, and I find quite often that a little rock pile produces fish when it sits in 17 feet, but not in 15 feet.

I know on bigger bodies of water fish will use points as travel routes when the water is dropping or rising.