Dropping temperatures

[phc03]

Hey guys I was wondering how dropping temperatures affect bass fishing.  Right now the temperature has dropped to about highs in the 46-59 and lows in the 28-36. Is it still a good time to fish? Or are the bass not biting anymore?

And if they are still biting, whats a good way to draw them out and get them to bite?

[phc03]

Hey guys I was wondering how dropping temperatures affect bass fishing.  Right now the temperature has dropped to about highs in the 46-59 and lows in the 28-36. Is it still a good time to fish? Or are the bass not biting anymore?

And if they are still biting, whats a good way to draw them out and get them to bite?

[phc03]

Hey guys I was wondering how dropping temperatures affect bass fishing.  Right now the temperature has dropped to about highs in the 46-59 and lows in the 28-36. Is it still a good time to fish? Or are the bass not biting anymore?

And if they are still biting, whats a good way to draw them out and get them to bite?

[Carrington]

try going to finese, depending on your water temps they could still be in creeks but i would try some points on the lake.

[Carrington]

try going to finese, depending on your water temps they could still be in creeks but i would try some points on the lake.

[Carrington]

try going to finese, depending on your water temps they could still be in creeks but i would try some points on the lake.

[phc03]

Oh yeah i forgot to say, I'm mainly fishing at shallow lakes.

[phc03]

Oh yeah i forgot to say, I'm mainly fishing at shallow lakes.

[phc03]

Oh yeah i forgot to say, I'm mainly fishing at shallow lakes.

[Carrington]

couldnt tell you then, the lakes i fish are anywhere from 90-150 feet at their deepest.

[Carrington]

couldnt tell you then, the lakes i fish are anywhere from 90-150 feet at their deepest.

[Carrington]

couldnt tell you then, the lakes i fish are anywhere from 90-150 feet at their deepest.

[Goose52]

Hey guys I was wondering how dropping temperatures affect bass fishing. Right now the temperature has dropped to about highs in the 46-59 and lows in the 28-36. Is it still a good time to fish? Or are the bass not biting anymore?

And if they are still biting, whats a good way to draw them out and get them to bite?

It's not the air temps, but the water temps. I'm in Tennessee up on the Cumberland plateau and surface water temps just today got into the high 40s and the bite has REALLY slowed down. Down near Memphis, your water temps might still be in the 50s. In general, as it gets colder, you will want to fish slower, and usually deeper. I'm mostly fishing plastic worms, fished sloooooow and deep; and spinnerbaits slow-rolled near the bottom. Other folks would be switching to jigs about now, or perhaps plastic creature baits inched along the bottom. However, I'm still getting bit on faster presentations like lipless cranks. I caught two bass today - one on a lipless crank, and one on a spinnerbait and both of these were shallow - in less than 5ft of water, so you can't ignore the shallow water either !

Road Warrior lives in your part of the state and maybe he'll come along with some advice...

[Goose52]

Hey guys I was wondering how dropping temperatures affect bass fishing. Right now the temperature has dropped to about highs in the 46-59 and lows in the 28-36. Is it still a good time to fish? Or are the bass not biting anymore?

And if they are still biting, whats a good way to draw them out and get them to bite?

It's not the air temps, but the water temps. I'm in Tennessee up on the Cumberland plateau and surface water temps just today got into the high 40s and the bite has REALLY slowed down. Down near Memphis, your water temps might still be in the 50s. In general, as it gets colder, you will want to fish slower, and usually deeper. I'm mostly fishing plastic worms, fished sloooooow and deep; and spinnerbaits slow-rolled near the bottom. Other folks would be switching to jigs about now, or perhaps plastic creature baits inched along the bottom. However, I'm still getting bit on faster presentations like lipless cranks. I caught two bass today - one on a lipless crank, and one on a spinnerbait and both of these were shallow - in less than 5ft of water, so you can't ignore the shallow water either !

Road Warrior lives in your part of the state and maybe he'll come along with some advice...

[Goose52]

Hey guys I was wondering how dropping temperatures affect bass fishing. Right now the temperature has dropped to about highs in the 46-59 and lows in the 28-36. Is it still a good time to fish? Or are the bass not biting anymore?

And if they are still biting, whats a good way to draw them out and get them to bite?

It's not the air temps, but the water temps. I'm in Tennessee up on the Cumberland plateau and surface water temps just today got into the high 40s and the bite has REALLY slowed down. Down near Memphis, your water temps might still be in the 50s. In general, as it gets colder, you will want to fish slower, and usually deeper. I'm mostly fishing plastic worms, fished sloooooow and deep; and spinnerbaits slow-rolled near the bottom. Other folks would be switching to jigs about now, or perhaps plastic creature baits inched along the bottom. However, I'm still getting bit on faster presentations like lipless cranks. I caught two bass today - one on a lipless crank, and one on a spinnerbait and both of these were shallow - in less than 5ft of water, so you can't ignore the shallow water either !

Road Warrior lives in your part of the state and maybe he'll come along with some advice...

[Glenn]

They bite year 'round.  For that reason, I never "winterize" my boat.  I just keep fishing!

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/seasonal-fishing-articles.html#winter

[Glenn]

They bite year 'round.  For that reason, I never "winterize" my boat.  I just keep fishing!

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/seasonal-fishing-articles.html#winter

[Glenn]

They bite year 'round.  For that reason, I never "winterize" my boat.  I just keep fishing!

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/seasonal-fishing-articles.html#winter

[Bryce C]

I'm a quite a bit north of you and fish mostly shallow water as well.....up until about a week ago I was still catching good size and numbers on square bills and spinnerbaits fished on the edges of grass flats and in backs of coves.  I didn't have to really slow down until this last cold front, but i've still been catching them....just on jerkbaits and jigs now and most action has come on points and right near the drops into deeper water.

[Bryce C]

I'm a quite a bit north of you and fish mostly shallow water as well.....up until about a week ago I was still catching good size and numbers on square bills and spinnerbaits fished on the edges of grass flats and in backs of coves.  I didn't have to really slow down until this last cold front, but i've still been catching them....just on jerkbaits and jigs now and most action has come on points and right near the drops into deeper water.

[Bryce C]

I'm a quite a bit north of you and fish mostly shallow water as well.....up until about a week ago I was still catching good size and numbers on square bills and spinnerbaits fished on the edges of grass flats and in backs of coves.  I didn't have to really slow down until this last cold front, but i've still been catching them....just on jerkbaits and jigs now and most action has come on points and right near the drops into deeper water.

[SoFlaBassAddict]

It's all relative to where you live.  Temps have started to drop down here a bit.  Not a lot, but they have.  Water temps have been averaging 75 - 76 for me lately.  The fish are getting very active and are eating.  In another month we'll be in the early stages of the pre-spawn.  This is one of my favorite times of the year, I almost always catch my bigger fish right around now.

Up north, you guys are starting to get ridiculously cold.  Bass are starting to get lethargic.  Soon they'll stop chasing faster moving baits and you'll need to slow down.

Like Glenn said, they are always biting.  You just need to adjust to the conditions.

[SoFlaBassAddict]

It's all relative to where you live.  Temps have started to drop down here a bit.  Not a lot, but they have.  Water temps have been averaging 75 - 76 for me lately.  The fish are getting very active and are eating.  In another month we'll be in the early stages of the pre-spawn.  This is one of my favorite times of the year, I almost always catch my bigger fish right around now.

Up north, you guys are starting to get ridiculously cold.  Bass are starting to get lethargic.  Soon they'll stop chasing faster moving baits and you'll need to slow down.

Like Glenn said, they are always biting.  You just need to adjust to the conditions.

[SoFlaBassAddict]

It's all relative to where you live.  Temps have started to drop down here a bit.  Not a lot, but they have.  Water temps have been averaging 75 - 76 for me lately.  The fish are getting very active and are eating.  In another month we'll be in the early stages of the pre-spawn.  This is one of my favorite times of the year, I almost always catch my bigger fish right around now.

Up north, you guys are starting to get ridiculously cold.  Bass are starting to get lethargic.  Soon they'll stop chasing faster moving baits and you'll need to slow down.

Like Glenn said, they are always biting.  You just need to adjust to the conditions.

[dulouz]

They bite year 'round. For that reason, I never "winterize" my boat. I just keep fishing!

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/seasonal-fishing-articles.html#winter

I *** you guys that live in warmer climates.  I live in Iowa.  I went to my favorite fishin' hole yesterday to find it was completely frozen over.