When Reading the Water................

[nklinesider]

i definetly try to notice areas of "nervous water" to tell me where there might be fish hitting on bait under the water and not nessicarily breaking the surface... like the pogies tailing or when the whole bay is flat as glass and there is one area that looks like its wind blown. ive never noticed a "smell" to fish feeding under the surface though....i guess ill have to be a little more receptive to whats going on around me

[american spirit]

funny post because i had a situation last night where most of the beach was flat and i notice some turbulence in one area. turns out there was a boulder field that some current was running over. i noticed this at a lower stage of the tide. new spot and wasn't familiar with the area.

tatoobob can tell you all about smelling stripers. he can smell em.

[likwid]

Originally Posted by nklinesider

i definetly try to notice areas of "nervous water" to tell me where there might be fish hitting on bait under the water and not nessicarily breaking the surface...

nervous water isn't always bait.

don't make your first cast into it...

[nklinesider]

no usually a little ways off the "nervousness" to the outer edges before getting into them

[numbskull]

In the book "Reading the Water", Roberto Germani describes how to find bass by watching for signs of their defecation. Doesn't work if you're fishing with a Brockton guy, though.