Wind working the surface all day, with barely a breath of wind as pressure builds. The fish at McDowell Butte Reservoir are likely to sit near transitions from rock to clay. If you must go, go in the night. One good spot fished well beats five fished quickly. The autumn feed-up is on; baitfish areas are the key.
The bites are poor now
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The bites are poor now
| 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 19.3 | 17.4 | 16.3 | 14.8 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 15.3 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 16.5 | 19 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 18.3 | 16.6 | 17.3 | 18 | 21.9 | 21.2 | 20.5 | 21.2 | 21.8 | 20.5 | 18.5 |
| 45° | 45° | 43° | 42° | 42° | 42° | 40° | 40° | 40° | 42° | 44° | 47° | 50° | 52° | 54° | 55° | 55° | 54° | 51° | 48° | 46° | 45° | 44° | 43° |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29.72 | 29.72 | 29.73 | 29.73 | 29.72 | 29.73 | 29.73 | 29.74 | 29.74 | 29.74 | 29.72 | 29.72 | 29.7 | 29.69 | 29.67 | 29.67 | 29.65 | 29.67 | 29.7 | 29.72 | 29.75 | 29.78 | 29.82 | 29.84 |
| 48 | 50 | 52 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 53 | 48 | 44 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 56 | 58 | 60 | 61 |
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