Chuck, have you tried looking in the creeks and creek channels at the
bottom of your lake. Also, how cold has it been lately? Several days
in a row of terribly cold weather will drive them deep. On Lake Waco,
in Jan - feb, I find them in 20 - 30 feet of water. You spoke of the
thermocline. If your lake/pond has turned over anytime recently, there
will be that distinctive smell of rotten leaves. This in itself
unsettles the fish. Just because you don't see'em on your fish finder
doesn't mean they're not there. If you have a lot of dead trees and
laydowns on your lake, the fish will gather in and under them in really
cold water. One last thing, try fishing the NW shore around 2 p.m. in
the afternoon. The lake will be warmer there, because of longer
exposure to the sun.
JD
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Chuck..that impoundment have any visible structure? It's possible
they're hanging around cover...
Oh the joys of getting "skunked"....
Tom in VT
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