Contributing Author - Jesse Jodon -
A common situation that leaves anglers frustrated is when the sun is out and the water is completely flat.
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| Many anglers try fishing deeper when the bite slows, but shallow water structure might still prevail. In clearer lakes, sunlight will still shine through deeper water columns. There are many techinques that work well in tough situations. Smallmouth will sometimes become quite active when the sun comes out. The sun will heat up rocks and bolders which are home to smallmouth, in turn activating the crawfish under them. |
| So when the rocks heat up the smallies actually go closer to the rocks for shade and the crawfish will come out. Smallmouth will feast on the crawdads at any depth. Another great technique that I really like is topwater. |
| Topwater during this situation? Yes! The best areas are deep, close to the shore areas with overhanging trees that create shade. A topwater popper casted under the branches and will really attract fish. Using softplastics will also work in shade very well. |
The last technique common when the sun is hot and the wind is nonexistant, is simply slowing down.
A smaller, slower and more natural presentation works well when fish are sluggish. Finess worms and small texas rigged craws are my favorite throwing to offshore rockpiles or other structure that might hold fish should work great.
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