How to Read Fishing Reports!

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[SIZE=3] This info down below I think will help a lot of guys understand fishing repots better. Most read reports and think what is said it TRUTH!! I know for fact 80% is not truth! It’s mostly what will maybe get you a fish or two. Take Lake Charles news paper for Example. They put out a report and say fishing is hot in Turners bay!!! Now who ever gave that report I PROMISE is not fishing Turners bay!!! I read a report last year from a guide who gave an updated report and fact I was fishing the same area he had been for about a week….The area he gave wasn’t even close! So if you’re not an avid fisherman or new to a lake and read reports a lot …..Look over these guidelines below and it might help you understand a Fishing Report!![/SIZE]

1. Understand the timing of a report – Fishing reports printed in magazines with long lead times (the time between it’s put together and it comes out to the public) are predictions based on a source’s historical perspective combined with current conditions. Like football prognostications, there are a lot of variables that can cause a prediction to go astray. Fishing reports are a source’s “best guess” of how somebody could catch fish during the publication month.
   
2. Look for the basics rather than specifics – A lot of anglers want somebody to tell them EXACTLY where to go and what to throw. The unfortunate truth is, though, that I could tell you exactly where I am catching fish and what lure I’m throwing, and you still probably won’t be able to duplicate it. Therefore, pay attention to a reports advice about general locations, fish movements, preferred structure, etc. rather than exactly what lure to throw and in what color. Guides don’t get stuck throwing what a report tells them to throw and neither should you.
   
3. Use a report as a starting point – Fishing reports often state what fish should be doing rather than what they are doing. Therefore, the best tip I can give about reading fishing reports is to use them as a starting point. Try the areas mentioned. Try the baits suggested. Try what the report says, but look for your own patterns if fish aren’t doing exactly what a report said they would. Don’t continue to beat a dead horse if the fish aren’t responding

[SIZE=3]This was a report done by Chris Ginn: http://geauxcoastal.net/page/2/[/SIZE]