Winter bass fishing can be very difficult. Bass are more finicky and picky than ever.
It is vital that you know exactly what bass are eating so that you can match the hatch as closely as possible.
So the question is, what do bass eat in the winter?
If you aren’t fishing where the bass are, you aren’t going to be able to catch any.
In order to stop casting where there aren’t any bass, you need to be able find exactly where the bass are depending on the weather, season, type of pond, forage, and other factors that all influence where bass will position themselves.
Cold fronts are a bit of an unknown for many bass fisherman. It seems like very few people actually know what effects cold fronts have on bass and other fish.
Cold fronts have a huge impact of bass fishing, especially when it comes to pond fishing.
So how do you approach pond bass fishing before, during, and after a cold front rolls through?
The majority of bass fishing I do is in little neighborhood ponds an small bodies of water.
It is much easier and less stressful to fish the banks of small ponds than having to deal with a big bass boat on a large lake.
I fish these ponds all year round, but there is something special about the pre-spawn time period.
Clear water conditions are very intimidating and scary for many anglers.
You have a bit less freedom to use certain lures and fishing techniques.
Bass can get a very good look at your lures in clear water.
So you need to be using the right lures that will convince bass to bite, even after a good look.
The winter months can be a difficult time to catch bass. The bass are not as hungry or aggressive and they tend to be more finicky.
Not only do you need to use the right lures for winter bass, but you also need to select the right lure colors in order maximize your success with these finicky cold water bass.
As soon as the spring starts rolling around, I start bass fishing. I love pond fishing all year, but especially during the spring months.
The spring gives anglers a wide range of conditions because of the behavior changes of bass.
Bass go through three phases just in the spring months, so you need a wide range of lures to catch the throughout each phase.
The late winter and early spring is the time of year when air and water temperatures begin to warm up.
This is when bass begin to transition into the pre-spawn phase.
They pre-spawn is where bass start moving to shallower water and feed as much as they can in order to prepare for the spawn.
During the fall, I love getting out on the water in the early morning.
Especially during the late fall, the early morning, just as the sun is coming up, is an amazing time to catch bass.
Not to mention, these calm mornings give you very calm and beautiful scenery.
Morning fishing in autumn isn’t much different, but I do change up my lure selection a bit to optimize my bass fishing.
During the late fall, as it begins to transition into the winter months, many anglers have a hard time catch bass.
The lures or fishing strategies that had been working for the last couple of months just aren’t catching bass anymore.
So what lures do you need to be using in the late fall transition?
