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Falling River Strategies UPDATE

Posted on 8/18/24 at 7:54 pm
Posted by geauxbrown
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
26501 posts
Posted on 8/18/24 at 7:54 pm
The Ouachita will be falling six inches a day starting tomorrow. What are the best strategies for catching bass in these conditions?

UPDATE
Thanks for the advice! Went and bought several silver and black Bandits and caught a bunch of fish at the mouths of the sloughs and ditches.

It was pretty easy to tell which ones had fish in them (even without side facing sonar). When we pulled up if we saw shad jumping in the cut, the bass would be stacked up feeding.

We caught lots of spots and a few white bass.

This post was edited on 8/26/24 at 7:28 am
Posted by John_V
SELA
Member since Oct 2018
2035 posts
Posted on 8/18/24 at 9:19 pm to
Find any permanent break in current whether it be structure like rocks/large secluded trees/pilings/etc. or something like a point where there's a runout, canal off the river that breaks up the current. Idk anything about that body of water tbh but that's usually the premise of doing well on lots of current
Posted by Capt ST
High Plains
Member since Aug 2011
13548 posts
Posted on 8/19/24 at 5:43 am to
You have a live scope?
Posted by Ron Cheramie
The Cajun Hedgehog
Member since Aug 2016
5587 posts
Posted on 8/19/24 at 6:51 am to
Chrome w black back bandit crank bait at the mouths of the lakes
Posted by ecb
Member since Jul 2010
10124 posts
Posted on 8/19/24 at 7:33 am to
??
Posted by geauxbrown
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
26501 posts
Posted on 8/19/24 at 8:07 am to
quote:

You have Livescope?


No sir, I had to buy a new outboard awhile back so I haven’t had the funds to devote to the tech.
Posted by redfish99
B.R.
Member since Aug 2007
18837 posts
Posted on 8/19/24 at 8:42 am to
Very simple. Drains and Eddie’s . Some days right in the drain other days down incrementally from drain. Color change makes it even better. Start w moving baits then drag plastic for a few more. Have fun
This post was edited on 8/19/24 at 8:45 am
Posted by mcpotiger
Missouri
Member since Mar 2005
9036 posts
Posted on 8/19/24 at 9:56 am to
Granted its been a few years since I've bass fished the Ouachita but given that scenario this advice already given is great

"Chrome w black back bandit crank bait at the mouths of the lakes"

I remember days when they woudl stack up just outside the "run outs" and we would just hammer them. Great times.

Also. Low water can bring some excellent crappie fishing too. Brush on the main river banks can be a good time.
Posted by mdomingue
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2010
43724 posts
Posted on 8/19/24 at 10:11 am to
quote:

Very simple. Drains and Eddie’s .


Tried and tested methods anyplace with current. I am particularly fond of eddies, they just look like something is gonna be waiting in there
Posted by geauxbrown
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2006
26501 posts
Posted on 8/26/24 at 7:29 am to
Thanks for all the advice.
Posted by tigerfoot
Alexandria
Member since Sep 2006
60945 posts
Posted on 8/26/24 at 8:40 am to
I am late to this party, but if I had a dollar for every 1 lb bass I caught in that river I would have a whole bunch of dollars. Falling like that is pretty simple to catch. I would advise you to move out from the mouth a bit and find any structures, they will sometimes hold schools a little bigger, and if it goes slow go up the drain and find any bends, but those fish used to be smaller. Additionally, the chrome and black bandit is good, as is the chartreuse and blue bandit if their is stained water....but even better than both is a Shad Rap in silver. This was a long time ago, but there were times where the Shad Rap was 5 to 1 any other crank bait. And if they are stacked up out in the mouth, dont hesitate to throw something below em. And also fun, as it gets low and is still falling you can get in the main river and find where the outflow has cut thru some of the sandbars, throwing some kind of light texas rig craw into the ones with current moving and letting it just follow the current can get bit every cast for many many fish. God I miss the river.
Posted by tigerfoot
Alexandria
Member since Sep 2006
60945 posts
Posted on 8/26/24 at 8:42 am to
quote:

Brush on the main river banks can be a good time.
and running up Darbonne Bayou with modern FFS could be silly good.
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