dropping water

 the lake levels have been dropping steadily the last few weeks, its been pretty steady at 6" a day or so. thats a lot of water going down stream when you think about the size of the impoundment. just the last week or so though they have been speeding up the  water flow to almost 12" a day, i don't know why the sudden rush  but its getting low fast. couple of things are happening out there. one is the bass have moved and people say the fishing is really slow. another is the tucs have moved up and are capitalizing on the baitfish left out of the weed lines . i have had reports that  the tuck are prowling the shorelines hunting the  easy baitfish with no where to hide. there have even been reports of schooling tucs busting shad this past week, thats nearly unheard of this early in the season. didn't get out on the lake this weekend like id hoped so i can't say for sure , but i do have a couple of theories as to where the bass are and whats going on.first the tucs, the baitfish is the easy one, they are always patterned by the bait PERIOD i don't care what people say in my opinion if you find the bait you will find the tucs. no surprise they are active in hunting the baitfish exposed by the dropping water. also i can't say this week but last week the water had actually gotten warmer! 3 degrees over the week, it dosent seem like much but to a fish thats a lot, enough so as to make them active again obviously. now the bass, a bit harder to pattern than tucs. if i were to be out or had been out today i would key on the same areas they were on last week, points and steep bluff banks. they key would be the depth. i think the deeper points and the deeper the water at the bluffs the better they would be. most guys will still be  tossing into 4-6ft of water along both areas wondering where the fished have moved. more than likely they just went deeper and your sitting over them as your casting into the "new" 4-6ft depth.dropping water always puts bass in a negative mood. but when it stabilizes they should be pretty receptive to a lot of bait offerings!