Hickory & Rhodhiss Forecast
By Colt Bass
February fishing on Lake Rhodhiss and Lake Hickory is still going to be a slow mans game for a few more weeks. February is basically going to be a repeat of last month. It’s still cold outside, water temperatures are still down, and fish are still going to be very lethargic. We don’t have a hot hole on either lake and typically do not have birds giving us any idea of where the fish are leaving you one option. Get out there and look. I’m going to start every trip trolling lures with my big motor looking for schools of stripers. On both lakes I’m typically going to stay on the lower ends of the lake looking for structure. Creek mouths, rock ledges, sand bars, sand flats, and main lake points are all good starting points. Your main objective here needs to be marking fish. A lot of the fish you mark may not actually come out of it’s school to chase and bite your lure because they’re so slow right now, but remember where they are. After doing this on 3 or 4 spots it’s time to go back to the schools you’ve marked and slow troll live baits. Sitting on top of theses schools or just barely creeping baits around these areas will be the best way to get a striper to bite.
Wherever you are marking the fish put your baits 1 foot above them and hold on. Nothing this month is going to be wide open by any means but spring is just around the corner!
Colt Bass – Writes the Hickory & Rhodhiss forecast
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