Welcome to autumn 2018. The weather has been lousy most days since I returned to the water on September 22nd, but the fishing has been pretty good on every lake once you find the fish and their fall locations. In the last week and a half, water temperatures have plummeted, from the upper 60's to now the middle/upper 50's. Fall patterns, fishing strategies, and bass locations are now definitely in play. Water temps in the Minocqua area are holding steady at 55-58, and turnover is underway. Since end of September, we're exclusively fishing for smallmouth bass only. The recent coldfronts got the bass retreating to deep water. It was just a short week ago where shallow and mid-depth fishing produced the best results on every trip, and our bites were coming in 5-10ft on many casting presentations. At this writing, mid-depth from 14-18ft, and deep water fishing from 25 to 30ft is now producing the best fishing results. Now, we are vertical jigging, getting our baits to the bottom, and position fishing. Worthwhile locations and money spots are fish cribs and deep wood, where dormant bass will like to lay. Additionally, deep rocks with nearby mud transitions from 25 to 29 feet hel