Metro Structure Breakdown... New Spot Every Week!!!

[perry p]

Thanks, Matt for the great post! There are always things to learn!

[MNimport]

@Matt

What are your thoughts on this type of structure. Are there any holes in my thoughts?

[Nigel]

Given the time of year, I would check out "B" then "A". My guess would be that bluegills are scouting potential breeding areas. But still staying close enough, if need be, to a deeper food source. Or they are in an area that is deep but still close to a shallow breeding ground. Im no expert or anything, just how I would look at that area.

This is probably the best thread I have stumbled upon. Letting the people fishing inturpret the map, and nodging them in a more informed direction of reading and inturpreting a lake map/structure. I feel like i should be paying for this kind of knowledge. Good stuff.

[MNimport]

I am looking to learn how to read my Vex better. I have a FL-18 and I keep hearing about reading bottom content with it and finding the transition areas? I know that the harder the bottom the smaller the bottom red line and soft bottom has more of a red line. This can all be adjusted with adjusting the sensitivity so it is throwing me a curveball. Do I read the bottom line when the sensitivity is set so my jig looks the same at the bottom, or do I have to keep the sensitivity set the same and I am checking holes? I am describing finding the transition when the depths are changing on a piece of underwater structure. Any posts of Pics would be helpful as well.

[Matt Johnson]

Here are some excellent tips/articles that the Vexilar team has put together... Vexilar Tips and Articles - CLICK HERE

A lot of good info on there that might shed some light on finding hard bottom and transition areas.

Also check out their video page too... Vexilar Videos - CLICK HERE

Otherwise I will try and gather some screen shots and ask around to see what I can find...

[Matt Johnson]

Now that open water is finally officially here (although some lakes in Northern MN still have ice) I figured it was time to bring back this topic...

Here's a snap shop of a back bay leading into the main lake. A lot going on here and many seasonal options. Let's look at this from a seasonal perspective. You can talk walleye, panfish, pike... whatever you decide. How would specific spots be used for which species? What about weather? What about this year's weather playing a role in location for the below snap shot? Maybe you can relate to a lake near you when looking at this snap shot...

Anyone care to take a stab and offer up some ideas as to which spots could potentially hold fish and why?

[Davidjojo]

Perhaps some evening trolling in about 4 to 8 feet for some Walleyes between C and D. Or look for the warmest water in A or B for some Crappies.

[Craigums]

I could potentially see some bass staging on C, and moving into B as the water temps reach 60* and they start spawning.