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Winter Fishing Tips on Lake Guntersville |
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Written by Captain Mike Gerry
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Saturday, 06 December 2008 13:29 |
Winter Fishing Tips for Lake Guntersville
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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Last Updated ( Monday, 08 December 2008 21:59 )
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The most forgotten winter bait on Guntersville |
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Written by Captain Mike Gerry
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Saturday, 29 November 2008 10:03 |
The Most Forgotten Winter Bait
Often in the winter we get in a slump and get discouraged because you can’t get a bite. There’s an ole-timers bait that many of us have forgotten about and one that will produce a variety of bites besides the species we are after. However a big lunker bass is not out of the question. Jigging spoons are just the ticket when nothing else seems to work in the cold of the winter. In the winter like every other bait you must present it differently than you might in the summer time.
The presentation I use in the winter is slower more precise to the baitfish location and a little easier to present. The first thing on Guntersville is to locate the areas near ledges where the baitfish appears to be extremely intense on your Lowrance unit. I generally look for deep points that have gradual drops to the deeper water.
As is the case most of the year, the baitfish will bring you to the feeding bass. Vertically drop your jigging spoon to the depth where the bait is showing and jig it up and down directly over the bait. The up and down motion of a spoon is hard for suspending fish to resist; most of the time the bass will hit on the drop so try to keep good contact with your bait.
The strike is generally very subtle in the winter so be aware of the spoons movement, sometimes there is just slack in the line or movement away from the boat etc. If this doesn’t work I then drop the spoon directly to the bottom and drag it on the bottom with just some very subtle twitches. Jigging spoons are a lot of fun; you generally catch a variety of fish and have enough action to enjoy a winter day on the lake!
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 02 December 2008 09:11 )
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When winter fishing turns on Lake Guntersville |
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Written by Captain Mike Gerry
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Saturday, 22 November 2008 09:50 |
When Winter Fishing Turns-On
From late November to the winter solstice December 20 or 21st winter fishing on Guntersville toughens up. The shortest day of the year occurs on December 20 or 21st and the winter fishing changes immediately. It’s like a light gets turned on and the bass come calling. There has never been a doubt in my mind or by the way my 14 years of history that after the winter solstice the bass fishing gets better.
The late November and early December season seems to be the toughest days on the water for bass fishing, then like a dose of magic the fishing turns-on once the days start to get a little longer. What happens or what changes that causes this is very simple, the bass spend less time suspending and more time feeding, as the days get longer. Their biological clock starts ticking toward the spring spawn and picks up speed, as the days get longer and longer! Believe it or not the longer days even though measured in minutes seem to have an immediate effect on the bass feeding habits.
The longer day means more sunlight, which gives more midday heat to the water and hence more active bass. Next we generally get a couple of weeks of real cold weather during January and which start to really take a toll on the grass. As the grass pulls away from the bottom the bass concentrate or school more and more each day. The more they school the more competitive they become over food and active fish become more abundant. Lastly, I believe that as soon as we start gaining daylight the bass start moving in motion for the spawn. There are always setbacks in this with extreme cold days or cold water, but they quickly recover. Bass in motion, starting the movement to the spawn, stay in motion and everyday as we work toward spring just accentuates the movement.
We are about 30 days away from reaching the winter solstice and the days will start getting longer, so get ready because you will see marked improvement everyday in the bass fishing from then on.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 24 November 2008 11:08 )
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Hair Jigs for Wintertime Smallmouths |
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Written by Ed Harp
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Wednesday, 03 September 2008 10:29 |
 This article was originally published in Tennessee Sportsman, December, 2003
Hair jigs and smallmouth bass go together like ham and eggs. A bait doesn’t develop a reputation like that unless it works. Try these tactics for more brown bass this winter.
Once upon a time, long ago, anglers believed that their prey did not bite during cold water seasons. When early winter arrived, they put their rods and reels in the garage and waited for warm spring breezes. Modern-day angles know better.
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So you want to fish the Float & Fly? |
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Written by Ed Harp
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Wednesday, 03 September 2008 10:23 |
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 This article was originally published in Midwest Outdoors, November, 2003
So You Want To Fish The Float And Fly?
Those readers who have been watching developments at Dale Hollow know that float and fly time is just around the corner. Have you thought about it on your home waters? If not, maybe you should. This technique will work on nearly any species of game fish that suspends in cold water. That is just about all of them.
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