Winter is now upon us and there are some keys that I believe will help you find winter bass. The thing about winter fishing that most people forget is that even though the surface water is cold the deep water has not cooled to the outside temperature, this takes consistent cold temperatures over long periods of time; this alone keeps the fish feeding most of the winter. The surface temperature may show the water in the low 40's but down 15 feet or more the water may still be warm from the summer. It is also well documented that the shallow creeks are colder most of the winter by 8 degrees or more as compared to the main channel. Because of this there is generally some grass that is still green in the 10-foot or more of water.
A big key to finding winter fish is to find this 10 to 15 foot grass; I have found especially in early winter that the first 5 to 6 feet of grass may be gone but the deeper water is still warm enough to grow the grass and hence hold the early winter bass.
A big key to winter fishing is to use your Lowrance depth finder looking for where the grass edges have not totally died off and I believe you will find active bass. Another way to find the grass is to look for the small grass eating ducks (Coots) they generally feed where the grass has not died and hence the deeper edges of those areas are still holding active bass.The last key is baitfish; a great way to find them is to look for the seagulls, if they are diving and active over an area they are generally near by. Go investigate the area, look for the deep edges and work it slowly; I'm sure you'll find the bass near bye.
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