Water rises and drops should give you an indication on how bass will alter their feeding positions. Current, whether dam or wind driven, can often push fish into different stations. Your fishing experiences will help you adjust your tactics to match the bass. But Baksay believes there are more telltale signs to indicate bass activity. But you need to watch the activity on the shore, too.
Fish are like the animals up in the woods.
If they are active, the bass will be, too. If not, slow down and use a smaller bait. Sometimes the opposite will happen. In the morning, all is still. You begin the day by flipping the lay downs then, all of a sudden, the baitfish will begin moving about.