Muddy Water? Cans or Islands?

[Pauken23]

The bite, was an afternoon bite yesterday, from all the reports I heard later in the day yesterday. That would be thanks to the big full moon we are having right now, and the clear skies at night.

The stained, but not muddy, or too clean water, is what you're looking for.

Water temps dropped about 5 degrees overall since last Wednesday, but this sunshine all week will help bring that back up.

Hey Juls,

Love your posts. Can you go a little further in depth on the water clarity? I get "stained but not muddy" but also look for really clean water? Thanks!

[Capt Juls]

Hey Juls,

Love your posts. Can you go a little further in depth on the water clarity? I get "stained but not muddy" but also look for really clean water? Thanks!

If your boat has an outboard motor, look at your cavitation plate when you set down someplace. If you can see your cavitation plate, but the prop is "just visible", then you're in perfect water clarity conditions. If you cannot see your cavitation plate, then it's to "muddy". If you can clearly see your prop, then it's too clean. When you're in that "too clean" water, look at the difference in water temperature compared to the stained. It's much lower.
Come summer time, that too clean water will be fishable. Right now though, they prefer to stay in the warmer waters.

That's been my experience over the years anyway....