James RickardHow to fish in winter
January 31st 2011 02:51
Around here, we’re in the middle of winter. We’ve had some really cold weather and some weather that’s not so bad. Readers on the Web can be anywhere so that creates different conditions depending upon where you are.
If it gets cold where you live, this post can help your winter fishing. If you don’t worry about ice and snow…well…there’s always the next post.
One of the first things to keep in mind is that the local forage is cold. Even if the temperature difference is only a degree or two, it will make a big difference in where you'll find forage. AND one thing you have to remember is that if you find the forage, you'll probably find fish.
If you’re after bass, they’re most likely in deep water and probably the deepest water they can find—even if that’s 40 feet! I’m not much of a believer in lure color making much of a difference but it seems that yellow jigs are good this time of year.
If you’ve had rain in your area, you’re in luck. Aside from temperatures being higher when it rains, rain water is also warmer than many surroundings and a fresh rain often coaxes large fish from the depths. That’s not to say you can get out the topwaters but, you can fish shallower than you have been! If the warm rain is splashing down on snow, you’ll have a lot of runoff and that may affect the fish coming up
.
As always, work any irregularity you can find and remember to go slow. Nothing moves very fast when it’s cold.
If it gets cold where you live, this post can help your winter fishing. If you don’t worry about ice and snow…well…there’s always the next post.
One of the first things to keep in mind is that the local forage is cold. Even if the temperature difference is only a degree or two, it will make a big difference in where you'll find forage. AND one thing you have to remember is that if you find the forage, you'll probably find fish.
If you’re after bass, they’re most likely in deep water and probably the deepest water they can find—even if that’s 40 feet! I’m not much of a believer in lure color making much of a difference but it seems that yellow jigs are good this time of year.
If you’ve had rain in your area, you’re in luck. Aside from temperatures being higher when it rains, rain water is also warmer than many surroundings and a fresh rain often coaxes large fish from the depths. That’s not to say you can get out the topwaters but, you can fish shallower than you have been! If the warm rain is splashing down on snow, you’ll have a lot of runoff and that may affect the fish coming up
.
As always, work any irregularity you can find and remember to go slow. Nothing moves very fast when it’s cold.
Remember to take the hooks outta yer pocket before ya sit down!
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