pond bass fishing before, during, and after a cold front

Pond Bass Fishing Before, During, and After a Cold Front

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?

pre-spawn pond bass fishing

Pre-Spawn Pond Bass Fishing: Catching Pond Bass in Early Spring

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.

best lures for pond bass in spring
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Best Lures for Pond Bass in Spring

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.

best early morning fall bass lures
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Best Early Morning Fall Bass Lures

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.

late fall bass fishing lures
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5 Late Fall Bass Fishing Lures: Catching Bass in the Winter Transition

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?

what do bass do in the winter?

What Do Bass Do in the Winter? Cold Water Bass Behavior

What do bass do in the winter? This is a question that scares and intimidates many bass anglers every year.

It is true that winter bass behavior makes it more difficult to catch them, but that doesn’t mean you should hang up you rods.

As long as you know how bass behave and how to fish for them, you will still have tons of success.