Long points where
current is more con-
centrated, such as
outside bends or
areas near dams, are
ideal places to find
summer schoolers.
Lawyer says long, tapering points
and current are the two things he
homes in on when searching for
schooling bass on a new lake.
“I try to find the longest points I can
that fall out into the river channel; long,
tapered ones, because at some area
along that point there’s probably going
to be some timber or a flat on it, kind of
like a staging area,” says Lawyer. “They
may be feeding there or just holding
there, but they can move up shallower
to feed or go out deeper. Bass like
options, and long points give bass
more options than short points.”
According to Lawyer, where those
points lie is just as important as their size.
“I always try to find points on a cur-
rent-side turn,” says Lawyer. “What I
mean by that is when they’re pulling
water from the dam, however the
water’s running through the lake, it
would have to go across this point. The
way lakes are shaped, some points
aren’t going to get as much current
across them as others. Of course we
don’t feel it, but the fish do, and when
that water flows across that point those
fish are waiting for stuff to come to
them, just like on a major river. Those
are the two things I look for when fish-
ing a lake ‘blind’ for the first time.”
What he looks with is another
important factor. Lawyer leans heavily
on his electronics when targeting sum-
mer schoolers.
Large flats and points
along the main lake
often attract schoolers.
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