Post-Cold Front Early Spring Bass

[Bassbilly]

So I have my first bass club tournament this weekend and the weather is going downhill fast. It looks like after temps in the mid-60's the last couple of days (first decent temps of the year) there is a front coming through mid-week that will plunge daytime highs into the upper-40's with lows around freezing. This weekend is supposed to be rainy, cloudy and cold. It is a power-plant lake so the water temps around the discharge will be higher, but I'm guessing very muddy water.

Any tips on catching muddy-water, post cold-front bass??  :-/

[WRB]

If the weather is cloudy and rainy, then it's not post cold front conditions, just the opposite. The term cold front is confusing at it means the back side of the weather system and front of the higher pressure approaching. The low pressure of the rainy weather is due to falling barometric pressures, which is generally good for fishing. After the weather system passes, the cold windy clearing sky indicates the higher pressure cold front of the system is pushing through the area.

Whatever the weather, don't get too caught up with it, especailly in a warm water discharging power generation lake. The air may be unconfortable, but the bass live in the water that isn't changing temperature, due to the weather. Fish the inside of the weed line early and move out to the outside weed line where any rocky structure is located and fish those isolated areas. If the water is off color, go with darker soft plastics with brighter highlights like; black grape with blue neon stripe or june bug with red flake, in lieu of the standard watermellon green/red flake that everyone else is using. Dropshot. T-rigged or C-rigged worms and Senko's all work well. Slow down, enjoy your day on the water and dress warm.

WRB

[ventureboat]

Very well put WRB. Good job!!!!

[bassman417]

Thanks for the post bassbilly. I was about to ask the same exact question for my tourney this weekend. No warm water discharge for me though. Looks like a high of 50 and cloudy as of right now for Sunday.

[Quinn]

The only fish I've caught this year was in that kind of "sucky" weather, if it wasn't raining, it was going to soon with wind.

Dark worms, black spinner baits.