Hey guys,

I have been getting skunked a lot at my local honey hole this summer. The water level stayed up for most of the spring, which I think has caused a lot more weeds to grow in really thick (some spots there are mats in 3-6' of water). An under water hump that would produce some nice fish almost every trip last summer are not this year? Also the water looks murkier too (almost green).

Went out this morning with a friend & he caught 3 fish in 3-8' depth. Nothing huge but, not where I expected to catch em (10-20'). My night fishing trip was also in the same range. The only constant is the water temp 79.5-82*.

Has this happen to anyone before? I know that murky water bass tend to be shallower. Should I be looking in the weeds or stick with deeper water?

Great spots one year does not mean it's going to be a great spot the next year , too many variables that change from year to year.

I totally disagree

I fish some structure today that I've fished every year for the last 40 years.

Higher or lower water levels will relocate the bass on the structure, milder winters allow for denser vegetation growths; you will just have to locate em.

Right now Toledo Bend is 10’ below normal & I’m still catching them on the same pieces of prime structure but not at the same GPS location.

If what you are doing isn't working then you should do something different. May not need to do something different somewhere else, might just need a slight change to flip the switch. How do you normally catch your fish off this hump? If you normally catch them C-rigging then try a deep crank or T-rig. Offshore spots that are productive seem to be productive year after year, but if you keep offering them the same thing every time they might grow wise to it. With the water temps you described I would for sure be checking out any shallow cover also, especially in murky water.