Part #3
#3- Vegetation
Vegetation is another important thing that I look for when gathering information on that next fishing spot on Google Earth. This comes in very handy when searching for grass beds on a body of water that you have yet to try your luck or test your skills on. It can eliminate a ton of paddling if you already know that grass is what you want to fish. It is important to keep in mind the time of year of the imagery date. Something that shows up as a barely visible patch of grass in March could be a sea of grass in June!
#4- Water Clarity
This can be very difficult to determine but still useful. Conditions change everyday and so can the clarity of the water you are fishing depending on wind, rainfall and current changes. It is a good idea however to keep in mind what the water clarity looked like on satellite images when you hit the water. Now, your not going to be able to tell that you have 2' of visibility or 10' but you can certainly determine if the water is muddy or fairly clear.
#5- Accessibility
This is it, the most important thing as a kayak fisherman that I use Google Earth to determine. Lets face it, you do not want to make a 15 mile paddle to that next honey hole. Is there somewhere to launch that is in paddling distance? Google Earth can certainly help you there! Ideally, I like to find launches within 2 miles of my targeted area but I will go up to 5 miles if I know it will produce and the weather cooperates. Finding out if the location you have chosen is on public property can be a challenge but with enough research and phone calls, maybe you can save yourself a sore shoulder!
Just some simple tips and info that I hope you find useful. Now, go find that next honey hole!
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