Warm weather but cold fishing

[Spankey]

11 hours ago, TriStateBassin106 said:

What jerkbait colors would you throw for that kind of stain? 

Fire tiger 

[lo n slo]

it’s going to be hit and miss early on. it’s frustrating, i know, but keep at it. one day you’ll go out there and it’ll be on like donkey kong. we’ll all turn into Bill Dance for a spell. even me.

[Mr. Aquarium]

50 is the Magic number for fish up shallow, but I’ve caught a ton of fish up shallow in cold water. I was getting topwater fish up here in MA last week from shore. Wake baits in very shallow water. Stuck a pig in the same area last week as well on a soft swimbait.  

[TriStateBassin106]

1 hour ago, Mr. Aquarium said:

50 is the Magic number for fish up shallow, but I’ve caught a ton of fish up shallow in cold water. I was getting topwater fish up here in MA last week from shore. Wake baits in very shallow water. Stuck a pig in the same area last week as well on a soft swimbait.  

Even in fishbowl ponds like mine? I haven't seen any bluegill activity yet which is kinda disappointing. I honestly just want to locate the fish right now. Baits are secondary. It seems like none of the fish have moved shallow yet. 

[Mr. Aquarium]

30 minutes ago, TriStateBassin106 said:

Even in fishbowl ponds like mine? I haven't seen any bluegill activity yet which is kinda disappointing. I honestly just want to locate the fish right now. Baits are secondary. It seems like none of the fish have moved shallow yet. 

 

absolutely!! How big and how deep are your ponds?  If there’s no deep water they are all shallow.

 

what happens this time of year the warmer water is the shallow water. Even tho it’s more affected by the weather. That shallow darker bottom retains heat, same with rocks and wood. So that water will be warmer then the deeper water.  
 

I fish a lot of ponds no deeper then 10 feet and not bigger then 20 acres.   May just have to hit it at the right time, could be a morning bite, could be an afternoon bite.
But with water temps like that I’d be fishing shallow or just a bit deeper for the staging  larger females.  Hell I’d start night fishing with big wake baits. They can get aggressive in those water temps!
It’s game time bud. Go get stick some piggies 

[TriStateBassin106]

1 hour ago, Mr. Aquarium said:

 

absolutely!! How big and how deep are your ponds?  If there’s no deep water they are all shallow.

 

what happens this time of year the warmer water is the shallow water. Even tho it’s more affected by the weather. That shallow darker bottom retains heat, same with rocks and wood. So that water will be warmer then the deeper water.  
 

I fish a lot of ponds no deeper then 10 feet and not bigger then 20 acres.   May just have to hit it at the right time, could be a morning bite, could be an afternoon bite.
But with water temps like that I’d be fishing shallow or just a bit deeper for the staging  larger females.  Hell I’d start night fishing with big wake baits. They can get aggressive in those water temps!
It’s game time bud. Go get stick some piggies 

My pond is a max of 7 feet but has a steep bank side on the other side (behind the fountain) it's basically a featureless fish bowl that also goes down in the summertime if we don't get rain, it also has storm drains that bring in runoff. Pic below is the northwestern side when water gets lower, all that bank and rip rap is underwater right now. 

[Mr. Aquarium]

3 hours ago, TriStateBassin106 said:

My pond is a max of 7 feet but has a steep bank side on the other side (behind the fountain) it's basically a featureless fish bowl that also goes down in the summertime if we don't get rain, it also has storm drains that bring in runoff. Pic below is the northwestern side when water gets lower, all that bank and rip rap is underwater right now. 

Nice dude. I would honestly make shoreline structure for your self. Seems like those fish would hold on what ever piece of structure they could find!    I would definitely try and hit that storm drain area especially after a rain!   
 

I would just fan cast the whole pond! Far out towards the middle then along the shoreline! Fish everywhere, you’ll get em 

[TriStateBassin106]

19 minutes ago, Mr. Aquarium said:

Nice dude. I would honestly great shoreline structure for your self. Seems like those fish would hold on what ever piece of structure they could find!    I would definitely try and hit that storm drain area especially after a rain!   
 

I would just fan cast the whole pond! Far out towards the middle then along the shoreline! Fish everywhere, you’ll get em 

But in ponds like this though do the bass even have anywhere to go during the winter? If it's featureless they would just suspend I guess right? Or would they always be nearby? 

[Mr. Aquarium]

sorry I meant to say, I would make shore line Structure! 
 

I always thought bass held close to the bottom in winter. Ever notice how a basement is warm in winter but cooler in summer? That ground water and dirt stays a fairl constant temperature. So that bottom would be warmer then the water even in winter. But 50 degrees is game time bud, fish are hittin and active in them temps 

[TriStateBassin106]

30 minutes ago, Mr. Aquarium said:

sorry I meant to say, I would make shore line Structure! 
 

I always thought bass held close to the bottom in winter. Ever notice how a basement is warm in winter but cooler in summer? That ground water and dirt stays a fairl constant temperature. So that bottom would be warmer then the water even in winter. But 50 degrees is game time bud, fish are hittin and active in them temps 

Tell my bass that hahaha