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Where are some places you will find bass during the winter?
During the winter, bass tend to move to deeper water compared to other seasons. They are looking for more stable water temperatures and areas where they can find baitfish. One strategy is to look for areas that warm up quickly, such as back pockets and back current areas, when there is a quick warming trend or sunny weather. These areas provide a slightly warmer environment for both the baitfish and the bass.
For lakes, a general rule is to focus on deeper water. If you know of productive areas during the pre-spawn season, try moving a little deeper from those spots and start searching for fish there. Look for structure like long lake points, humps, and ridges in the 15 to 55 feet deep range. Deeper water is more stable during winter, with less fluctuation in water temperatures. This is where the baitfish will be, and the bass will follow them.
Using your electronics, such as depth finders, can be helpful in locating these deep water areas. Look for underwater humps, islands, ridges, and tapering points. These structures can serve as feeding and holding areas for bass during the winter.
Another important factor in finding bass during the winter is the presence of rock. Areas with rock, such as creek channel swings, bluffs, main river points, humps, roadbeds, and pond dams, are attractive to bass. Rock not only provides feeding opportunities but also retains warmth from the sun on sunny days. Shallow water rocks can warm up even in cold water temperatures, making them appealing to bass.
In summary, during the winter, bass can be found in deeper water, close to areas with structure and rock. They will also be near baitfish. Look for areas that warm up quickly, deeper water with stable temperatures, and structures like long points, humps, and ridges. Using your electronics can help you locate these areas. Additionally, pay attention to the presence of rock, as it can be a key factor in attracting bass during the winter.
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gets sunny out, those areas will warm up and the bass will go in there because baitfish,
again, they're trying to survive the winter. So just a couple degrees difference is all
they need. You know, so they'll move up in those areas,
little back pockets out of the current to help survive the winter and those bass will
follow right in. So look for those areas, those little back
pockets and back current areas. Those things can be really productive for
rivers. The next tip, for lakes, you want to look
as a general rule, deeper water. You want to find areas that for example, if
you knew an area that was really productive during the pre-spawn on this lake last spring,
back up a little bit, go a little bit deeper near there and start there looking for fish. You want to start...I usually look around
15, 20 feet and go all the way down to 55 feet deep. And you're looking for structure, you're looking
for long lake points, humps, ridges. Deeper water typically is more stable during
the wintertime so the water temperatures don't fluctuate as much and it's a little bit warmer,
because that surface temperature changes more rapidly as it gets colder during the wintertime. So those deeper temperatures are where the
baitfish are going to be, and that's where the bass hang out chasing them. Tip number five, use your electronics to find
those deep water areas.
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Winter Bass Fishing Tips to Catch More Bass Now | How To | Bass Fishing by Bass Fishing Tips & Techniques by BassResource → Bass, as a general rule, are deeper during
the wintertime than they are during, say, the spring and summer. So, the best way to find them is twofold. One is if you're familiar with the lake and
you have been successful during pre-spawn fishing or during the fall then you're pretty
close already to where the bass are going to be. Just like in pre-spawn where you're, kind
of, a step away from the actual spawning flats, take your position where that pre-spawn is
and take a step back, a little bit deeper. And that's probably a good starting point
for wintertime fishing. They're gonna be a little bit deeper away
from those pre-spawn areas but not too far away from them, as a general rule. It's a good starting point. Another way to find them is use your depth
finder, look around, find that structure. Here you're looking for underwater humps,
you're looking for underwater islands, ridges, long tapering points, those kind of things. Typically I'd start around that 15 to 25-foot
range. In the neck of the woods I'm in, the dead
of winter, you're looking at 50 plus, seriously, 45 to 55-feet water in some bodies I fish
on is where the bass hang out. So, as a general rule, just back up a little
bit from those pre-spawn areas and start there to find them. The other thing is find those bait fish. Bass are not gonna wander far from the bait
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