320 acre lake

[FishinMommy]

This lake is fed by the Mississippi river and it has a bunch or fencing along the bank along with two docks and a beach. The water is muddy and is probably high due to rain. The name of the lake is Creve Cour Lake. Anyone got any tips. I will probably try to fish it soon.
There are ramps also

[Bassin_Dude]

is there any cover? and whats the water temp? i would fish a gold colorado spinnerbait, tiki dipstiks with worm rattles in them, jigs with rattles, and topwater in the mournin and evening. all fished around any structure/cover....if you do any night fishin, BIG BLACK JITTERBUG 8)

[FishinMommy]

Well I am going to be fishing it from the bank.
I don't think tiki sticks will work because of the water clarity and i haven't fished it so don't know all the cover available. Water temp is probably in the 70's

[Bassin_Dude]

why dont you think tikis will work? bass have the ability to see in their enviroment.......why do you think black is such a good night color? cause the bass can see it easier....i have fished some of the muddiest water and have pulled bass out with tiki dipstiks....plus, with that tail diopped in chartruese its like a beacon or something ;D

[fastcat]

Im with o2 on this one I have also caught some nice ones on tiki sticks in muddy water...........

[FishinMommy]

Let me refraise they might not work as good as something else.

[FishinMommy]

They are kinda like a jerkbait and I think they work better in Clearer water.

[Bassin_Dude]

they excell in muddy water....and a 9lb bass can back that one up for me 8) they have gotten me soo many bass of good size in muddy water....they are my goto bait and all i really fish is muddy water. i like to leave the jerkbait to the flukes, i dont see senko type baits as jerkbaits.

[randerson52]

Im with 02 on this one, senko type baits are definitley not jerkbaits. They IMO are finnese baits( i mainly use the 4 inch senko) but i do use the 5 inch tiki stiks and when i get some money ill be talkin to BF02.

[Bassin_Dude]

gotcha...same here. 8)

[FishinMommy]

Sounds good but do you think I should try those first or after I have fished with Jigs and cranks and spinnerbaits because I am going to have to find the bass fast and can't waste time waiting on them to hit a senko.

[Bassin_Dude]

use a searchbait first like a spinnerbait....but dont be in a hurry....that will cause you to not get fish. if you rush you dont give the fish a fair chance to hit the bait, fan the area and then move on....

[FishinMommy]

The bass should be shallow with the muddy water right. There is also a spring fed point I know of should there be any bass around that.

[Bassin_Dude]

ooo man.......that spring feed area is the place to be!...when the clear and muddy water mix it makes a great ambush point for the bass. cast into the clear water and reel it into the muddy water...hold on! use tiki stiks...

muddy water lake bass are no different then clear water lake bass...why dio you think that they will be shallow cause its muddy water? they will hold to structure/cover, they will hold deep and shallow....bass are bass.

[LANGER]

one more point i think is worth looking at is that the water coming out of the spring should be a lot cooler than the main lake. when the water heats up in the dog days that should make them bunch up around there. does everyone agree with that? it makes sense to me anyways, thats been my experience in spring fed ponds.

kj

[Bassin_Dude]

sounds right. 8)

[coolman]

Do you guys know of any spring fed ponds around here???? I know there has to be plenty given the fact that we live Florida and there is a spring everytime we turn around????

[Bassin_Dude]

well, wekiva springs....over in lake mary there is a subdivision called ''the springs'' that my dad lives in, and there are springs in it, then they drain into the little wekiva river...you cant fish the springs...but the little weiva river is fine to fish....it shouldnt be called a river....it gets maybe 10' wide and at the deepest abot 5'......untill you reach the wekiva river...and there is some good fishin where the wekiva river and little wekiva river meet 8) the little wekiva is extremely clear around the spring areas 8) and i have seen 5lb bass swimmin in it...

[sabass]

use a lure with a big profile in muddly water, color doesn't travel much through mud, but silohette sure does.

[FishinMommy]

I think I am going to try this lake out today and will use some of your guys tips. i got to get on to the homework though or I will be screwed come August.