Any advice?

[Craigums]

Im going up to my cabin again this week after getting skunked last week although I wasnt on the water all that long. The lake I fish is small and shallow with a max depth of 7-8 feet of water. silty bottom. and no drop offs or breaks, I concider it "bathtub structure ". Lots of pads in the summer but as of now they are all gone the only remaining weeds that I see are reeds in the middle of the lake that are turning brown. which is were i was casting last weekend. and advice you could give me to find the bass would be appreciated. I can't seem to find them in the fall time and just dont want to get skunked again. Thank You

[bassNspear]

where you throwing spinnerbaits for chatterbaits.

[Craigums]

I was mainly throwing chatterbaits, but also threw a spinnerbait with willow blade.

[sicheneder]

try dragging a small jig on the edge of what is left of the pads or small shakeyhead jig with a finneses worm.

[french_lake_kid]

Personally, I would keep throwing a spinerbait or a heavy chatterbait & cover water, then if you find any concentration of fish then back off & throw creature baits or something with a bigger profile,& then hammer on 'em

[bassNspear]

try throwing a swimjig, when a craw trailers on it. might have good luck with this. It was one of my go to baits this year, might work out for you.

[Ray Esboldt]

Back when I actually had time to fish and hunt in the fall (now I just hunt), I would to throw big shallow diving crankbaits in the burntout lily pads. That is if they were fish holding pads in the summer and early fall.

Another thing to think about is trolling crankbaits along various depth contours. I know, it's not a true bass fisherman's technique, but it works. Plus, you can wear light gloves.

[Fever]

Lipless crank like a rattletrap as an awsome search bait in the fall. Vary your retrive and occationally pump rod tip. When you do find them or hit that first one you stay in that area and progressivly fish it slower for the neutral or not so aggressive fish... they should be there. A larger jig fished or hopped off the bottom or another type of slow more vertical approach should work in the same area that you hit the first one with the lipless crank. It works for me on any lake in the fall. Have fun and be sure to report.

[Daze Off]

Depending upon water temps you may need to abandon fast moving baits and go to baits like senkos, jig worms, shakey heads, jig/pig or even a Carolina-rig and fish them either slow or deadstick.

Down-sizing may also be necessary.

Daze Off

[Muddog]

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try throwing a swimjig

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Oh yea! Work the southside of the lake where the shade of the trees is in the water. Torpedos too. Shad type Swimbaits (swimjigs) are hot for me at this time.

[Wayne Ek]

Ok, I know that we have had a variety of tempatures thru out the state. The water temps. in the Alexandria area are now at 51/53 degrees. In this area we have just experienced our first frost, and not a hard frost. That will probably happen to night. So think big and think slow. Frogs are migrating and craws are setting in for the winter. Most forage fish (young of the year bass and panfish) are still in the shallows in the afternoon. We have had our best bites in the mid-morning to early afternoon 10am to 2pm. The 4 to 8 foot depth range has been the most productive this past week. And the bait of choice has been large tubes and 1/2 ounce jigs with 3X trailer. Fished slow, ever so slow in the existing coontail and cabbage. I know that both plants look dead, but they are not. When you pull up a plant check the base of the stem, it's still green. So go slow and go big. The big green fish are looking for easy meals that will not cause them to expend alot of energy trying to catch it.

[Dan L]

I fish a lake in the Faribault area that is a dish pan lake. In the fall I have some very good fishing throwing a white spinnerbait in and around fallen trees on the shoreline. This is the only place I catch them this time of year. There are quite a few fallen trees on this lake. The water depth is just 1 - 2 feet of water and close to shore. When they hit you barely feel them because they are coming straight at you.