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What month is best for bass fishing?
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April is the best month to fish for bass. Depending on your region, bass may just be starting to come out from their winter depths or already well into spawn. But it really doesn’t matter. They’re still hungry.
During the 5 to 7:30 p.m. time frame, you’ll get the bass-biting low light again. In the late afternoon dusk, bass will find topwater lures enticing. However, if the weather is chilly, the bass might get a bit lazy.
What is the best weather to go bass fishing?
One of the best times to catch bass is right before a cold front moves in. The warm air associated with pre-frontal conditions usually offer rising water temperatures which increase the bite. The pre-frontal conditions also generally produce favorable wind and cloud cover.
Topwater fishing is one of the best ways to catch bass during late fall, early spring, and late spring when they are in their spawning areas. Topwater baits will often entice a reaction strike from the bass during this time, creating some of the most memorable fishing moments.
What month is best for bass fishing? – Related Questions
Where do bass go on really hot days?
Bass Fishing in Vegetation
Bass fish, especially largemouths, also love hanging around in vegetation or deep brush. These areas serve as a hideaway during the summer commotion and heat. Key spots in vegetation to go for include inside turns, points, and hard structures intersecting the weed line.
What temperature are bass most active?
While bass will bite readily in water temperatures between 61-84° F, the ideal water temperature range to catch bass consistently in is between 74-79° F when bass are most aggressively feeding and daytime highs do not force bass into shaded or deep structure. Bass will be in deep main-lake holes.
What temp do bass start biting topwater?
To us that magic temp is 62 degrees. Bass will aggressively strike topwaters once the water temps reach that magic number. They will bite more readily on a down tick then too. “I have seen it over and over where bass will agressively bite a topwater at 62 degrees,” said Elite Series pro Dave Wolak.
What time of year do you use topwater frog?
Despite summer being the season of choice, frogs are great to use during spring and fall. Even though there are fewer “real” frogs out during this time, throwing a topwater frog can appear like other types of prey that bass may feed on, such as rodents or injured baitfish.
Many topwaters are intended to call up fish from deep, open water and while the popper can do that, it is most effective for target fishing in the shallows. Docks, rocks, laydowns, and grass clumps are all perfect types of shallow cover to target with a popper.
Will bass eat topwater in the winter?
Yes, a topwater lure during the Winter can be productive but takes lots of patience. Black bass can be caught in the Winter, summer, spring, or fall on topwater. But your technique must change drastically to have success. In the Winter, they prefer easier-to-eat baits, such as a dying minnow.
What colors are best for bass in the winter?
In order of importance, we focus on Green Pumpkin Brown (Go To), Brown, Cinnamon, Purple (Supermatt Brown), and Black Blue Green Pumpkin (Blackened Blue). Last comes hard baits. We focus entirely on ghost colors unless murky water conditions dictate that we throw a solid color.
What is the best bass bait to use in the winter?
Some good examples of winter bass bait include a rapala shad rap, a hair jig, and soft plastic baitfish. If you use a hair jig, remember that you don’t need a trailer. A bit of deer hair will work just fine.
Do bass like colder or warmer water?
“Bass are cold-blooded, so they are more active in warmer water because their metabolisms are faster.
How deep should I fish for bass?
While productive depths during the early summer are dependent on the lake, I like 6 to 12 feet of water. During the height of summer, bass may move as deep as 15 or 20 feet, especially in clear water. Fishing crankbaits along weed edges is a proven summertime tactic for big largemouths.
I could make this a long explanation, but simply put, the bass follow the water. So when the water rises, you’ll often find big bass hanging out in flooded bushes and underneath dock walkways in what’s normally super-shallow water.
How far will bass travel in a lake?
Another study found that over 90% of the bass tagged and released moved a great distance, many traveled up to 16 miles away. This supports what I found in my study on Lake Eufaula. Some bass would be caught by anglers near where we released the fish while others would show up miles away at the other end of the lake.
How old is a 10 pound bass?
In a Florida study, 822 trophy bass (10 pounds and up) given to taxidermists showed a mean age of 9.7 years.
Do bass remember being caught?
We’ve found through our studies that fish do have a memory. “For example, if a bass is caught on a spinnerbait one day, it’s almost impossible to catch that fish on the same lure the next day. And if it is exposed to that bait every couple days for a week or so, it could be 20 days before it will strike the lure again.
Where should you low pass a bass?
Should bass be panned left or right?
As a general rule, it’s best to keep low-frequency instruments (like kick and bass) panned closer to the center, and high-frequency instruments (like guitars, keyboards and overheads) panned to the sides. One exception to this rule is the drum kit.