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| okay,have a small lake here in missouri that sees good fishing in spring early summer,but as late summer and fall approaches,they start to drop the water level on the lake. this small lake is fed by a small stream as well as water pumped from another lake!! this lake is sprinfield,mo. water supply and they drop it about a foot a week for about 3 to four months and would like some input on to fish this situation that puzzles me and the fish!!!??? thanks,fred |
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Location: Minnesota | Good (and interesting) question Fred. Any structure in the lake that when the lake is full the structure would not come into play but may be the right depth now? Do you have a link to the lake map via the DNR website by chance?
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| thanks james!!! there isnt much structure,some stumps,and about ten beds planted in about 20ft of water!!! i have a map of this small lake with depth contours!! im going back in a couple of weeks and going to try trolling and bouncing some jakes and grunts off the bottom!!! thanks!!! |
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| totally forgot!!! this lake has some weedbeds in it (not use to that in missouri) some are shallow,some sit in 15 to 20ft of water!!! |
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Location: Ogden, Ut | Not sure how I missed this one... 
The reservoir that I fish is used primarily for irrigation and as a result it drops about 1-2 feet/week all summer. It does, however have pretty good physical structure as it is basically an innundated canyon. I find that the fish just follow the contours down as the water recedes - but that is a gross generalization. The contour map will tell the story - as the water drops, look for features that now have similar attributes that were available to fish when and where you were catching fish. Pay close attention to water temperatures too - if temps are conducive, stay shallow; if not, go to deeper breaks off the structure that held fish when the water was up. Anytime that water slows it's drawdown or rainfall causes the water to rise slightly, go as shallow as you possibly can bring yourself to go.
Hitting areas with access to bait and to preferred temperatures will get you into some fish.
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water level dropping