| When the lake is going through the fall turnover, | | | | degrees F. the bass will school up around deep |
| you can find the fish all most anywhere. This is | | | | water structures in the summer during the middle |
| because the temperature of the water and also | | | | of the day and go into the shallows around dusk |
| the density are about the same everywhere. As | | | | and dawn to feed. If your on a lake that's real |
| the water gets colder on the surface the fish will | | | | fertile and there's low oxygen at in deeper waters |
| go back to the deeper water where its warmer | | | | the bass stay in shallower water but become |
| and stay there the whole winter. Ice fishing is | | | | harder to catch. You also might want to keep in |
| usually great early in the season as soon as you | | | | mind what fish is the main predator in the body |
| can safely get on the ice and fish. Remember the | | | | of water your on. If there's huge musky's for |
| cold water makes the fish real slow and a little | | | | example in a lake, you might have a hard time |
| harder to catch, especially later in the ice fishing | | | | finding them bass in the middle of the day in 20 |
| season. | | | | feet of water outside of weedbeds. |
| Get shiner minnows rather than flat head | | | | Morning hours - If you can find a shoreline area on |
| minnows. Hook your minnow in the back to have | | | | the lake your fishing that has a steep drop off to |
| more action. now just find the bottom and have | | | | about ten feet or so that happens really close to |
| your minnow 1 to 3 feet off of the bottom. | | | | shore you've probably hit a bass jackpot in the |
| Experimenting with depth is also a good thing. I | | | | early morning hours during dawn and a couple |
| like to go down to about 6 inches off the bottom | | | | hours after. There's many lures that work great |
| too. Also experiment with the depth of the water. | | | | for bass depending on the lake, what type of |
| Where to find bass in the summer : Large mouth | | | | food is available in the lake, water color, weather |
| bass can't take the direct sunlight too long. You | | | | etc... I recommend using a large leach on a hook |
| will find bass in the shadows around some kind of | | | | with just a split shot about a foot above the |
| structure. Under docks or in the shadows around | | | | hook and a bobber that will put you right above |
| some kinda shore line structure is a good place to | | | | the bottom in this situation. |
| find them. If the water temperature is above 80 | | | | |