Officially Depressed

[TnRiver46]

1 hour ago, schplurg said:

 

I'll have to travel a few hours to trout fish. I also plan on doing some winter bassing. This was my first full season of bass fishing. Bass fishing here in the South Bay Area sucks during prime season, so winter should be downright aggravating  

 

I wonder what other winter fishing is to be done in Cali - anywhere from the Bay Area up to the Motherlode lakes and rivers. I only mentioned trout because I know people do it.

 

I plan on learning about winter fishing for different species here. Maybe try stripers a few times on the delta.

Oh yeah my bad I forgot you left New York. If you have open water year round I strongly suggest bass fishing, once I learned it was possible in winter it didn’t take long for that to become my preferred season. I find it way easier to catch big bass for whatever reason, and they are usually more predictable. My first winter catching bass was with spoons and silver buddies, although now I catch them with about anything, a 2.5 inch gulp minnow in an 1/8 oz jig head is definitely a favorite. Throw it out and kind of feather it back as it pendulums under the boat. Threadfin Shad are a lot of times half dead and twitching as they sink to the bottom when water temps get below 50, the bass suspend and gorge on them 

 

here’s an explanation from a real expert

https://youtu.be/KmMUvW2GZ_Q

[a1712]

Don't put your gear away, take a trip. I almost always spend Decembers in Florida. The only restriction I have is to be home by Christmas Eve. Brian.

[papajoe222]

For me, the depression starts when I put the boat up for the winter, that was two weeks ago. I keep a couple of combos ready to go at a moment's notice, but they likely won't see any action until ice-out. I try to keep busy with fishing related activities over the winter. I normally wait until after the holidays, but I've already checked and replaced hooks on all my treble hooked baits and I've put together three lots of baits I'll be selling come spring. At the pace I'm going, I'll be giving casting lessons at our local field house by New Years. 

[Adam.love05]

Being a vermonter the depression kicks in fast this time of year.. But it's short lived because soon we'll be out on the hard water jigging them up!! 

 

Cool rod rack idea.. I'll have to build something like that so my kid can't reach them!!

[Bigassbass]

On 11/27/2019 at 6:24 PM, schplurg said:

Doesn't anyone here fish for trout or some kind of winter fishing? I never plan on storing my rods, I'm gonna learn how to fish for other things.

Yes I'm going to fish for trout starting next week and I will not be putting up my rods just keeping them clean and organizing some stuff in the shop.  More fishing not less!

[Oregon Native]

Wow...eye's are not working well but was able to get the gist of it that people are thinking of putting away rods with "open"" water around....ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Wowzzer's......

Ok....done....