Fishing Reports
10 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
41°
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Blade Baits
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
44°
Winter bass fishing is my favorite. You need to find rock and ledges that lead from 25’ to 40’ of water. Bass will come up shallow in low light conditions, and then drop back off to deep water during the day. In the morning these fish are the easiest to catch. Use a Damiki Vault. The good and silver colors seem to work the best. Cast over the drop offs and let the Vault sink to the bottom. Give it 3-5 seconds, and then pop the lure off the bottom 2-4 feet and let it pendulum back to you in a tight line. When it hits the bottom, let is sit again, and then pop it. Work the Vault back to you and you will be catching bass in no time.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Crankbaits 13'+
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Perch
Water Temperature
44°
During these cold winter months, you really need a fish finder with good sidescan capabilities. Look for store drop offs between 0’-15’ (where bass will feed) and 20’-30’ (where they will stay when not feeding). Throw out a deep diving crankbait in these transition areas. I personally love the 6th Sense Cloud 9 C10. It dives between 10-12 feet. You will need to have patience, because your fish are going to be fewer than the spring, summer and fall months. Using a medium to slow retrieve, bring the crankbait back to you while just barely feeling good it’s action at the end of your rod. Often times in these colder months, the bite feels mushy, like someone put a wet rag on the end of your line. Good luck out there!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Ledges
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
46°
It’s cold. The fish are moving slowly, so you have to move slowly. During feeding windows, the largemouth will move off of ledges and into the shallows to feed. Target them by throwing a squarebill around stumps and rock piles. Reel just enough to feel the lure action on the end of your rod. Keep moving. The fish stack up this time of year. If you find them, stay in that spot, and you should catch a bunch. Good luck!
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Water Temperature
41°
4-5ft water clarity strong wind with on/off rain. Got 2 fish within 5min of eachother when the wind settled a little and the sun came out. 2.5lbs and 3.5lbs
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Water Temperature
42°
Laydowns in 8-15ft of water working the bait with about a 3-5 second pause
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Ledges
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
Structure
Matted Grass
Forage
Bluegill
Feb 17, 2022. A buddy and I decided to head out there today for some winter fishing knowing that it will be a tough bite to get it and we got all of our set-up with Conventional and finesse set-ups. We threw pretty much everything that you can think of, but fish weren’t biting after our first fish we caught. 15 minutes into our fishing my buddy casted out a soft swimbait and slow rolled it on top of grass mats and lilipad steams and out of nowhere a 3 pound bass smoked it. After that bite it was cold and very windy for the next few hours and not a single bite since then.
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Humps
Tough slow day day, we lost 2 fish and landed 1. All in 30-40’ of water
Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Winter
Technique
Finesse Jigs
Structure
Brush Piles
Find any hard structure with deep water access near by and they Largemouth will be there. Make multiple casts to hit every nook and cranny of the brush piles. Angles are everything fir any offshore brush piles you find.l
