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ONSET OF COOLER WEATHER HEATS
UP KANSAS FISHING PROSPECTS
Cool water brings fish up from
the deep
October 17, 2007 - KDWP - As water temperatures
drop into the upper 60s, sport fish such as white bass, crappie,
and walleye move up from cool, deep water and become more active.
Here they feed, taking advantage of the abundant prey and preparing
for the coming winter. At this time, they are easier to find
and catch.
Through much of the fall, white bass and wipers
often continue their summer habit of feeding on shad in the cool
of the night. If they can't be found near the surface, cast jigs,
spinners, or crankbaits along rip-rapped piers, jetties, or dams
in 6 to 20 feet of water. Minnows, live shad, and jigging spoons
also work well along dropoffs or flats.
Walleye are quite difficult to find in the hot
summer months, but in October, they can often be found near humps,
islands, and drop-offs in 15 to 25 feet of water. Drifting a
jig-minnow combination or trolling shad-colored crankbaits works
well.
Crappie can also be found at this time of year
6 to 20 feet deep, often near brush, old stumps, and submerged
trees. Vertically fishing jigs or jig-minnow combinations is
effective. Later in the fall, as the water cools below 50 degrees,
crappie congregate in large schools and move into the main lake.
They still frequent submerged timber or creek and river channels,
but they may also suspend themselves in open, deeper water at
this time of year. Using a depth finder, mark suspended schools
with a marker buoy and position the boat directly over the school.
Drop a jig or jigging spoon down and adjust the depth until it's
at or just above the depth of the fish.
Because gizzard shad are the most common prey species
in Kansas reservoirs, use jigs, spoons, and crankbaits that resemble
shad.
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