Rising water?

[Hoop Goobner]

I'm new to rising water fishing.  A local lake has been low (7 ft) all summer for dam repairs.  With all the recent rain, the lake level has risen about 2 ft in the past week.  Surprisingly, the lake was still very clear.  A lot of tall grass is now submerged, and we thought "dang, this could be good".  But we were wrong.  We didn't catch anything up on the newly submerged grass, and we didn't even see anything (other than a few dinks) spook. 

Does it take a little while until the fish move up when this happens?  We saw lots of forage in tight to the bank using the grass for eating/hiding.  I thought maybe it took the bass a little while to get accustomed to the new water level/cover on the bank.  Especially fish that aren't used to this type of fluctuation.  Anybody have any experienced insider tips?   

[Mike Cork]

A lake that is quickly rising can put a lot of fish in the new vegetation.  The key to catching them is going to be covering water. In the warmer months like this, may fish are off shore and holding up until the water cools some more, but those fish that hit the banks will be in the new cover and usually eating of a weather front hasn't shut them down. But you'll have to cover water, spinnerbaits, crank baits, or buzz baits are great choices to move down the bank looking for feeding bass.

Something to look for as well.  With a lake rising like this there is bound to be current some where. Find where that current bottle necks down, flows over or around solid structure, or where it comes into the lake and you'll find a lot of bass.

[Hoop Goobner]

Thanks Mike.  It makes sense.