What depth is good to start at in sunrise conditions?

[eyespy]

I was just curious as to what depth people have been starting at early in the morning people have told me so many different things (i.e. 15ft, 18ft, 21ft) now I don't even know which way to turn. Any help at all would be great.

[bturck]

Just my feeling on this, because of the size and expanse of this lake nothing is written in stone. This time of year I have been going right out to 30-31 and catching fish early. Not every fish in any body of water moves deep, so shallow bites will always be there, as well as the bite in the basins. Good luck, and hang on. Bill

[lowrox]

Eyespy,<P>Your question is a difficult one, it really all depends on the spot that you're fishing. For example, I fished off of Long Point a few weeks back and set up in 25' for the morning bite and moved out to 32' for the afternoon. Now....if I were fishing the south tip of Buffalo I might start out in 18' and then move out to 26'. It really all depends on the type of structure you're fishing and how quickly it drops off. If you were fishing a reef for example you might start right on the top and then move off of the edge out in the mud for the afternoon bite. This seems to work well because when you're ready to move back on top of the reef for the evening bite, you can just use your same hole. This eliminates the chance of you spooking fish off of the reef if you were to drill holes. I hope some of this helps, good luck out on the hard water.

[eyespy]

We planned to start on the reefs I just wanted to know if I should start on the very top or maybe down a ways off the middle in a little deeper water, probably will start off on thrus. on 12 mile, or maybe pine, if we can. So how deep is the snow out there anyways. not sure what to bring for transportation, three groups of two fishing portables to stay as mobile as possible.

[bturck]

Eyespy: My prior post regarding your question was relative to the area that I fish which is out from Pine Island. No reefs in the immediate area so thats why I indicated I would head deep. If I were in an area that had reefs I would start near the top early and work deep and reverse the procedure later in the day unless the bite was telling me something different. As mentioned above, this can be a tough question with a different answer every day. Good luck, and hang on. Bill