Lake Drawdown

Many of the New England lakes and ponds have been drawn down to winter water levels and many were already at those very low levels from the dry summer. Now that most bodies of water are at their lowest levels, this is the time that an angler should be going to these lakes and ponds to see what things look like there. What we are getting at is that the shorelines of our favorite bodies of water are high and dry and what this is doing is showing things that are normally hidden by the water’s surface. Biggest things to look for are objects that you would have never known were there at normal water levels and these objects, trees; rocks or other things can be and are fish magnets. By taking a camera or video camera at this time of year, you can record these objects and features so that when the water is at normal level, you can look at these pictures and know right where these targets are and fish these areas with great success. This is another technique that will give you that extra edge over those other anglers fishing these similar areas that you know right where these targets are at. Take a walk around the shoreline or take a boat ride around the lake and record any and all of these features for future reference.

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