Shallow structure fall fishing

The last few days have been very mild for being the middle of November here in New England, but with the warmth of the sun the temps are rising into the low 60’s makes for very enjoyable days on the waters of New England. The fish in these times will react similar to the way an angler reacts to these warm days as well. The shorelines of our lakes are warming a little as well with the sun beating down on them. One important thing to look at is some sort of structure or related object along the shoreline that will absorb the sun’s rays and actually warm the surrounding water a little. Rocks, logs and docks are fish attractants and this late into the fall, if the temps and sun are increasing the water rising temps, these areas are like fish magnets. Many fish are beginning to move deeper, but definitely check out the shoreline structure on days like these as there may be a number of big fish utilizing these areas. An angler may think that the shoreline waters are to shallow for this time of year, but there are times when these areas will draw baitfish to them and the bigger predator fish are not far behind.

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