Inactive fish, Do you move or stay?

[Andy14]

I've had a very slow season, at best, for lakers and whities this year.
I'm curious what people think?
Half the battle is finding fish but when you do and haven't got a taker, do you move until you find active fish or do you stay and wait for fish to turn on.
I think most would say never move if you find fish but that's just me.

[Michael Kerwin]

I've sometimes wondered the same thing. I don't know for sure but my hunch is that if the fish are not aggressively biting in one location, they'll likely not be much different elsewhere. I would be more likely to stay in an area where I'm marking fish and change up my presentation.

[hammerincameron]

I'm not sure what the answer to that is. There could have been someone fishing that spot before you and caught and released those fish or just stung em with a hook making the fish become hook shy. Barometric pressure, availability of easy prey, tunnel vision, angle of the dangle it's hard to say whats going on down there some days.

[blaster50]

I usually send them an SMS or email to let them no i am here!




Lol Just kidding.

Chum then I move on to another of my favourite spots then go back to the same spot.

[bluenote]

If inactive I usually stay short time. Try other holes nearby. Come back later.

[jayazoomy]

I stay I find if I move fishing is the same everywhere they always turn on for a bit at any time have fished simcoe all my live and find if u r on fish most times they will turn on for a hour or so and u will get a few just my experience went 10 for 17 today all white fish

[wootang89]

It depends on whether you know the contours and depths. I was out today and I set up in 84 feet marked a bunch then it died down. i picked up and moved to shallower water 72 feet and marked moved again - 64 feet and nothing. got fed up with waiting for something so I went back deeper to 94 feet and marked a bunch right away and missed a laker by inches! it bit the end of my lure...need that stinger!