Bite Question

[loadmaster]

What do you think. Went to a local lake about a week ago bright sunny day and iced a lot of nice slabs limits were no problem. 23 feet of water with jigs at 16 feet. Fish would come screaming up from the bottom and slam jig. The water is dark stained. While yesterday headed back out and overcast. Went to original spot saw some fish on bottom with no takers Drilled holes everywhere different depths and the action never really improved. All the fish we iced were caught in the 10-14 and never came from the bottom, just showed up. I am thinking dark water and overcast days do not mix. Some one else out there thought same thing

[Jack Stasney]

That's just Crappies. I have had days like that with overcast. You were just there on the right day. Consider yourself lucky.

[DLD24]

X2...Id say thats just fishing haha...Kill them one day when you expect not to then you go back expecting to kill them again and not a mark....I had that happen on a 30 acre lake last year...Killed them first time out...second time out drilled the lake out and didn't catch a thing....

[Guest]

A 30 acre is a small lake. It only takes a couple of guys and one day to kill it for the rest of the season.

That said, I have also noticed dark/stained water lakes typically do best on bright sunny days.

[DLD24]

All fish were released so I know it wasn't that...

[Surface Tension]

When the Moon & Stars are in alignment catching is good.

Rising and falling air pressure will effect the bite.

Seen it many times when one day fish are neutral, just moving the jig sends them back to the bottom and the next day come flying in to meet the jig. If I'm fishing crappies I always have a second rod with bobber and crappie minnow just for those neutral times.