07-25-2006, 12:05 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Welcome to the board. I lived in California for quite a few years myself, and spent a lot of those years in the Sacramento area. Quite a few lakes in the hills that are similar in feel to Jordanelle. What ones did you have in mind?[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Sorry your first outing on Jordanelle was not stellar. It can be that way, even if you know the lake well. Like all lakes, it helps to fish it a few times, throughout the year, to get a feel for the structure and the way the fish behave under different conditions. Once you put together your personal database on the lake, and have your "go-to" spots and patterns, you will catch more fish more often.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]In the Rock Cliffs area there are quite a few choices of type of water, depth, etc. Sometimes the fish seem to be more partial to either the north or south side of that arm. Sometimes they are very shallow, over rocky rubble. Other times they hang deeper and/or right in the abundant sunken brush and trees. That lake eats lures.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]As you suspect, having sonar will improve your odds too. If nothing else, it will tell you the right depth, at which the fish seem to be holding. At best, it will identify underwater structure that holds fish and let you make some vertical presentations. Drop shotting is a great tactic in Jordanelle, and is more effective if you fish where the fish are. You cain't ketch 'em where they ain't.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]One thing you will find over time is that the water levels fluctuate a lot on Jordanelle and of course that dictates fish movement. Some spots fish well during higher water and then the fish go elsewhere when the water drops. But, once you learn the basics of the lake you can usually figure out a pattern...especially if you have electronics to give you underwater eyes.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Maybe one of the BFT regulars on "Lake X" will hook up with you one of these days and download some inside info. We have lots of tubers and tooners on the board and many of us fish the RC area often. Otherwise, watch the boards and sometimes we post when we are planning a hit on an area, and ask if anybody else wants to join up. We're a friendly bunch.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Sorry your first outing on Jordanelle was not stellar. It can be that way, even if you know the lake well. Like all lakes, it helps to fish it a few times, throughout the year, to get a feel for the structure and the way the fish behave under different conditions. Once you put together your personal database on the lake, and have your "go-to" spots and patterns, you will catch more fish more often.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]In the Rock Cliffs area there are quite a few choices of type of water, depth, etc. Sometimes the fish seem to be more partial to either the north or south side of that arm. Sometimes they are very shallow, over rocky rubble. Other times they hang deeper and/or right in the abundant sunken brush and trees. That lake eats lures.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]As you suspect, having sonar will improve your odds too. If nothing else, it will tell you the right depth, at which the fish seem to be holding. At best, it will identify underwater structure that holds fish and let you make some vertical presentations. Drop shotting is a great tactic in Jordanelle, and is more effective if you fish where the fish are. You cain't ketch 'em where they ain't.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]One thing you will find over time is that the water levels fluctuate a lot on Jordanelle and of course that dictates fish movement. Some spots fish well during higher water and then the fish go elsewhere when the water drops. But, once you learn the basics of the lake you can usually figure out a pattern...especially if you have electronics to give you underwater eyes.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Maybe one of the BFT regulars on "Lake X" will hook up with you one of these days and download some inside info. We have lots of tubers and tooners on the board and many of us fish the RC area often. Otherwise, watch the boards and sometimes we post when we are planning a hit on an area, and ask if anybody else wants to join up. We're a friendly bunch.[/#0000ff]
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