| You go to your favorite fishing hole. About 5 | | | | deep. So in early winter and late fall bass |
| feet deep and plenty of structure, your go-to | | | | can be near any structure in 10feet + deep |
| place for largemouth bass. It is the middle | | | | water. During mid-winter and late winter, |
| of winter and you go cast your line out to | | | | though, oxygen levels decrease in deeper |
| this favourite honey-hole of yours. You fish | | | | water causing the fish to find a happy medium |
| all day with not one bite. What happened? | | | | between warmth and oxygen levels. Usually |
| Well, I am going to tell you. There two | | | | this will be around 10 feet.Ok, now what |
| things that effect bass drastically in the | | | | about the metabolism of largemouth bass. In |
| winter, the epilimniom and the metabolism of | | | | the winter, or when the temperature of the |
| the bass.Epilimniom, what's that? Has anyone | | | | water becomes cold, the bass' metabolism |
| ever told you that largemouth bass live most | | | | lowers greatly, forcing them to eat only |
| of their lives in water that is 5 feet deep | | | | small traces of whatever floats by them. Use |
| or less? Well, they are right... somewhat. | | | | small soft plastic lures rigged split shot, |
| Through spring and summer the first 5 feet of | | | | or jig head style coloured smoke or any other |
| water is the warmest depth and is called the | | | | subtle colourNow lets recap: |
| epilimniom. The epilimniom is formed by the | | | | |
| sun warming the water and the surface air | | | | Late Fall/Early Winter:* Largemouth bass are |
| temperature. During the late fall the weather | | | | located 10+ feet of water.* Use a slow |
| becomes cold and forces the epilimniom to | | | | retrieve* Use small soft plastic lures with |
| sink to deeper water. Now, the coldest part | | | | subtle colours* Use split shot style or jig |
| of the lake is the first 10 feet deep, and | | | | head style rigMid Winter/Late Winter:* |
| the warmest part of the lake is 10 feet + | | | | Largemouth bass are located 10 feet of water. |