How to Fish Ledges & Boulder Outcroppings

Ledges and boulder outcroppings can be ideal feeding grounds for fish. Depending on what time of the year you are fishing, and for what you are angling for, you may see an abundance of fish at outcroppings. Smaller fish tend to stay in shallow water, while larger fish like the deep area of oceans, lakes and rivers. Fish also seek cooler deep water during the summer and swim to shallower water in the cooler months.

Things You'll Need

  • Fishing float
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Instructions

    • 1

      Anchor your boat about 30 feet to the side of the outcropping. If you are close to the shore, anchor another 10 feet from land. Cast your lure so that it lands past the outcropping. Let it sink for a few seconds and then reel it in slowly.

    • 2

      Troll your bait behind your slow-moving boat, about 5 miles per hour. Pass the ledge, then turn your boat around and pass the ledge again and again.

    • 3

      Stand on the ledge and drop the lure into the water. Allow it to sink to the bottom. Reel it in for two feet, then jig the rod handle up and down.

    • 4

      Sit on the outcropping and put a float three feet away from your lure by weaving it through the fishing line. Drop the lure and float it into the water, then sit and wait.