Current

jooleyen · 07-13-07, 07:06 PM

When people tell me to find the current for summertime bass, where can I find it? Is this just for rivers? Or lakes too. How is there current on a lake? I can understand current being water flowing from the wind.

Rebbasser · 07-13-07, 07:14 PM

Most of the time when current in lakes is referred to it is usually a hydroelectric dam opening the gates to generate electricity. Zooker can attest, when generating the fish turn on, and as soon as they close the gates the bite dies. Otherwise, wind generated current is most common. However, some current can be generated in a smaller body of water if there is an overflow release and it gets full.

Flyrod and I fish a lake that always has a little current because the river below is used by tubers floating the river, but it really doesn't seem to effect the fish because it isn't a whole lot of water that gets released.

lizardsrule · 07-13-07, 08:17 PM

When you have a little current, always look for places that get narrower, the current intensifies in the bottleneck areas.

Lizards

07-13-07, 07:06 PM	#1
jooleyen BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,509	Current When people tell me to find the current for summertime bass, where can I find it? Is this just for rivers? Or lakes too. How is there current on a lake? I can understand current being water flowing from the wind.

07-13-07, 07:14 PM	#2
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,142	Most of the time when current in lakes is referred to it is usually a hydroelectric dam opening the gates to generate electricity. Zooker can attest, when generating the fish turn on, and as soon as they close the gates the bite dies. Otherwise, wind generated current is most common. However, some current can be generated in a smaller body of water if there is an overflow release and it gets full. Flyrod and I fish a lake that always has a little current because the river below is used by tubers floating the river, but it really doesn't seem to effect the fish because it isn't a whole lot of water that gets released. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

07-13-07, 08:17 PM	#3
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	When you have a little current, always look for places that get narrower, the current intensifies in the bottleneck areas. Lizards __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too!

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