We want to anchor the boat as shallow as possible, but near enough to allow our cast to reach immediately beyond the fish. If we anchor too deep, we will have a hard time keeping our lure on bottom.

The lure size used to cast will be determined by the depth we anchor; the deeper we anchor, the larger the lure. Our cast is made just beyond the school and the lure allowed to sink to bottom. Get the lure walking bottom and use a steady, fast retrieve. When you get a strike, get the fish from the school quickly. We don't want it spooking other fish, or having them follow it to the boat.

When you get into this situation, don't be surprised if you become all thumbs. This is exciting fishing. Just play it as cool as possible and keep them coming. Today's school could be four pounders, tomorrow's could be six pounders. But a fisherman hasn't lived until he has a school of these beauties where each successive cast puts one on the stringer. This is fishing at its finest.

Finding migration routes and getting into position to catch fish as mentioned does not come without time, effort and patience. Once you find these routes, they will remain effective until a water level or bottom change causes the fish to no longer use them. Most of the time, grandchildren can be told where to find the fish.