Now that the lake I fish in most often is filling up rapidly with snow melt I just wonder what that does to the location and the bite of the fish? On Monday I went out and got three really nice 3# and bigger bass, by Thursday the lake had to be at least 10ft to 15ft higher as the road I parked on was under water. I fished the same spots using the same baits and didn't even get a single bite in over 4hrs. There is a ton of big rocks for cover and submerged trees along the edge of the lake now. Do you think the females(lmb's) are hiding in there to spawn? I tried fishing with a live crawler, a dark 6" Senko, and a Rattle Trap. By May, Kaweah- the lake I fish, is supposed to be topped off. How do you go about finding fish in these situations, and how do you get them to bite?

Kaweah. Now there is a name from the past. I have not fished that lake since I was a kid. Rapid increases in water level alone will often shut off the fishing. Add to that the fact that the rising water is from snow melt and your water temp may have changed which could adversly affect the bite. Solution...in my novice opinion only...pray for some stable weather patterns and keep fishing.

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