Bass

 Bass Patterns and Tips

Where do bass hide? What to look for.  Depending on the season, weather and the lake. Here is a short list.>

• Steep Bluffs

•  Brush piles

• Standing Timber

• Chunk Rock

• Boat Docks

• Creek Channel

• Points

• Secondary points

• Log Jams or lay downs

• Vegetation

 Spring Bass'in in  pre-spawn, bass will start to stage around secondary points in deeper water. On a over cast day they stay suspended. In pre-spawn a slow retrieve is always best with a deep diving plug. On a sunny day In the morning use a slow retrieve fish deep. Then as the day warms up the bass will start to move closer in to the banks. At this time, you can speed up the retrieve a little and use a medium depth plug. When spawning starts the bass will move in to the banks usually around a sandy gravel area in a cove that is quiet.

 Summer bass'in can be one of the best times, for any angler. Bass will suspend around timber or brush piles, docks or any structure waiting for food to ambush. They will also follow bait fish, shad or blue gill. one thing to remember with summer bass'in is in the heat of the day they will usually suspend, in the morning or early evening they are more active moving around points and shore lines

Fall Bass'in is one of the most unpredictable times although a lot of bass are caught. Bass will feed to stock up for the winter. The changing weather fronts usually dictates when a fall bass will bite. The best luck for most anglers is on overcast windy days. The wind will blow the bait fish in to the coves or on to the points. So for most anglers on overcast windy days the best structure to fish is rocky points or in shallow coves around brush piles or docks. On sunny fall days if the bass are biting try around the brush piles.