Hello All! Yep, September is upon us! Greers Ferry in the fall is
one of the very best places in the world to spend some cool mornings
on the water chasing fish and taking in everything mother nature has
to offer. After brutal temperatures this summer we have cooled off
quickly and the season of change is upon us. September will offer
good to great action on most every species that swims here. Early
migrations of teal are already showing up and it seems we are in for a
moderate to cool, early fa,ll as we are now seeing below average
temperatures. Water levels are currently 7 feet below conservation
pool, with any amount of significant rain look for runoff location's
to harbor loads of bait and game fish of all kinds.
Junk fishing will rain supreme this month when pursuing our
largemouth, small mouth and spotted bass. At some point this month I
will have 12 rods on the deck of my boat and utilize every single one
of them throughout the day. Now, I'm not saying you have to fish this
way to be successful. I am, however stating you should be prepared
for an array of situations and be prepared to fish "current"
condition's in an instant. I will keep a top water walking bait, a
large swim bait, a small swim bait, a spoon and a fluke ready to grab
the instant things change and favor presents itself. In doing this
I'm prepared for any actively feeding fish I see with my eyes or my
electronics. September can be an awesome time to absolutely load the
boat with fish becoming more active with the cooling temperatures and
fall condition's becoming more prevalent.
The fall frenzy action with the white bass and hybrids should
progressively get better as the water temperatures fall into the mid
to lower 70's this month. With the most oxygenated water being above
32 feet right now look for this depth and higher in the column when
searching for the temperate bass. The mouth's of most creeks and
tributaries will harbor large amounts of bait fish along with these
white bass and hybrids. As always my first choice will be the Cindy K
spinner followed by a 3/4 oz. spoon. This will be my first fall
having the Alabama Rig in my arsenal for these temperate bass and
suspect it's going to be a killer tool in catching large numbers of
these fish while on the water.
As more and more of our bait fish population's move shallower in an
attempt to spawn look for our walleyes to follow them to the shallows.
Jerkbaits, Swimbaits and minnow imitating baits will produce. Live
bait option's are also a possibility as long as you are presenting
them in areas occupying active fish. Some of the smaller spawning
flats on the main lake and in the creek arms will be a good place to
locate schools of feeding walleyes. Main lake points with brush and
drops hold fish year round but concentrations should improve as bait
fish pass through on there migration to current and spawning
locations.
September is an awesome time to enjoy Greers Ferry. The bite on most
all species will be good and should become more and more consistent as
water surface temperatures fall and the amount of daylight becomes
shorter. Now is the time to throw everything in the box that
resembles a bait fish or forage specie. Covering lot's of water to
find large schools of fish will pay off this month. Don't stop moving
until you find evidence of forage and game fish. Prime location's
will continue to load up this month and can last until mid December
when fish start to slide out to more stable water. Start considering
mid day to early afternoon periods for some of the best feeding
activity.
--
Cody S. Smith
(501)691-5701
www.fishgreersferry.com
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