fish patterns

[Hodgie]

I am heading out for vacation this week. strarting the 2nd I was wondering if any one thinks with this warm weather, that most of the fish will start to move to there summer spots or to the deeper edges. I am trying to get a game plan together. and want some opinions. I will be up in the otter tail area the weather is going to stay in the high 70s and low 80s all week. I am after the bigger fish. im thinking my chances are better deeper for a big one! thanks Hodgie

[Hodgie]

I am looking for smallmouth mostly. I also will be hitting it for some largmouth as well.

[Deitz Dittrich]

Where are you going.. depending on what part of the state.. the fish will be in different patterns this time of the year.

[Hodgie]

I will be on green lake in spicer on fri. Then I will be in the Battle lake area. I am planning on fishing a few lakes by west battle and head to south ten mile on mon. then back to battle lake area on tues and wed.

[Deitz Dittrich]

your best bet is to wait for Agape, one of our prostaff to answer your question.. he lives and guides in that area and will have the best information for you.

I sent him an e-mail... he should be in to help out in the next day or two.. Wayne?

[Wayne Ek]

Hodgie, almost all of the fish we caught the past couple of days have been post-spawn males, only a couple of larger quality fish, probably females. Right now I think most of the fish (bass) are post spawn. I saw no bedded fish, lots of sunfish beds with smaller fish on them. By next week the larger females should have recuperated from the spawn and make a movement back to the inside weed-edges to start feeding up. And even though it's still early, my guess is we will start to see fish setting up on the normal summer pattern, and the deep weed edge should really start to get good along with the dock bite.

[Hodgie]

thanks Agape for the pro advice. I will post the pics of the pigs I catch when I get back! also thank you deitz I went out and got me a buch of exude stuff to try out. every thing I catch is going back in the lake.

[Deitz Dittrich]

Please report back on how you are doing!... I like fishing reports!!!