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Makes it hard to fish when you are getting thrown to the bank by waves but also have gotten bites when a wave is coming in I believe it can trigger a bite
My issue is when they see u and still drive by within 50 feet when the lake is wide af
Where I usually go to fish not many boats can get to, and definitely they ain’t going fast…but lakes? The worst one in lakes these days is those doofus Chads in their wake boats churning it up like a wave pool!
Interesting topic. Thank you.
My point of view is coming from the bank. I can't say boat traffic improves the fishing, but I do believe the fish aren't disturbed by it, for example, at Smallwood Park on the Potomac, a park you're familiar with, I'll fish that area on the left side of the ramps while boats are loading and unloading, and be catching fish, so I do believe at least fish aren't disturbed by boat traffic.
I would have disagreed with you a few years ago. Now I am a believer. Was fishing a lake with a guide in Texas. We caught fish all day. One of the methods to catch fish was to drive the boat around in circles to churn up the water. That would create a disturbance that made bass come up after the baitfish in our wake. We turned around and threw poppers, ploppers, jerk baits, etc. and caught them. Fast forward, Ott Defoe won a tournament on the exact same lake in our same general area fishing water that was churned as pleasure boaters went by. He did the same thing and caught them with one of his signature crank baits.
I like some boat traffic because I think it the bass become more active, because it stirs up the water along with bait fish.
I think it depends on the time of the year it is, at least up hear in the northeast
Worst part is trying to get a parking spot at the boat ramp. Gotta go early just for that.
I can follow behind a bass boat in my yak and catch fish the dudes in the bass boat didn't catch.
I generally think it does, but I’ve had a couple great days lately on the weekend with all the summer traffic. Surprised me
I have a 10 ft boat with an electric motor. When the Geese swim by they create a wake.. i have to hold on!
I don't like when I'm fishing a cove and they come up in the cove when we're wearing them out and run their little jetski across the area where we're fishing knowing there is a whole lot of lake for them to go to
Inconsiderate boating sure does and affects safety
We have a regular Thursday night tournament on one of our lakes. I can go to that lake any other day and catch fish. But Thursday nights are always tough. We have about 25-30 boats every week. The lake is only about 1350 acres and that little bit of traffic makes a huge difference. The tournament has been going on for so many years that even during the offseason Thursday nights are tough. 🤷♂️
It absolutely does for me as a kayak fisherman. Not a huge fan of being ragdolled on the water because someone in a big boat went full throttle 50m away from me. Never been thrown off, but I always have to brace and stop fishing.
Wake boats helped me see how the bait fish react to bass
Boat traffic on Lake of the ozarks in the summer is not fun, but the fish still bite…
I live in a college town with a lot of recreational water enjoyers…The river here is really shallow and narrow so the jetski and wake boats make large parts of the river almost un-fishable…I have a small 17 bass tacker and when someone runs 60mph right next to me it pisses me off! lol…I have had people throw a wake over the side of my boat more than a few times…I wish I could afford to go somewhere else, but the boat ramp is 2min from my house and the only other good place to fish is 1.5hr away…I think on a larger river or lake it's probably not as big of a deal
I agree.
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I live in California. I just try to beat the wake boats. Get there early leave early.
A lot of times in Florida I fish the mouths of canals. Most people will slow down to idle by. I’ll wave them on to run through on plane. It stirs up the bait fish in the grass which creates bites
I don’t think it affects anything July-Aug per the time I fish 6am-9 , 7pm-9. They’ll be gone in a few weeks.
Yup I definitely agree…
Yes, in some places of the lake. 6&20 and 3&20 is a dang mess during this time of the year. From 8am-dark. At least on the weekend. You know…………
All those boats are also putting carbon in the water too, threw the exhaust. But I see your point about aerating the water, I bet gravel or rocky banks would be good🤔
The lake I live by is a recreational lake mostly, I won’t stay on the water past 10-11am during the summer especially on a weekend and if I fish the evening I won’t put my boat on the water till 6:30–7:30 cause usually most of the idiots are off the water.
This is good to know because one of the areas I get to fish (from a pier) is close by a major boat ramp.
I think they get used to it especially on lakes that have a lot of recreational boaters. We have a spot called party cover, I’ll beach the boat around hang out with the family and still catch 3-5lb at 2-3pm from the bank with a cove FUUULLLL of people! We get bit by bluegill when we’re chilling in the water.
Do you feel bad when you kill a bass that you're not keeping?
Boats piss me off when I'm pulling em in from the bank and they come speeding by!!! Boats and jetskis! That's why I go Monday through Friday 4am-10am, noon at the latest. Might stay longer if it's nobody at or on the lake!
Yes, boat motors will reduce your catch. Even dropping a heavy lure near a fish can spook them. Even electric motors and prop kayaks will reduce the catch as the prop churns the water. Dropping tools in your boat is also a no no.