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Fishing can get tough in those winter months. But, if you are lucky enough to live in a place where your lakes don’t freeze over, here are seven lures that will help you with some awesome winter fishing. Remember to focus on the regular winter spots, including moving water, deep holes, and the tailraces below a dam. Don’t Look Past …
Once my toes get cold, there is a voice that pops in the back of my head with the sole intention of getting me to seek warmth. Quite honestly, the inner speech usually wins causing me to call my trip short and head back inside. Over the years, I’ve ever so slightly advanced my mental fortitude allowing me to stay …
Lure selection becomes a much easier task when fishing for wintertime bass. The cold water causes bass to move down the water column to warmer levels so you can eliminate topwater lures from your selection. The cold also slows down a bass’ metabolism so fast-moving baits can be tossed out too. The key to catching wintertime bass then is to think …
Ice anglers are some of the pickiest anglers you’ll find on the water. When buying ice fishing gifts, many of us looking to spoil our favorite ice fisherman can be confused about what to get them. Just because it’s tough to pick doesn’t mean you gift-givers have to cave and wrap them a gift card. Here are five ice fishing …
A bass’ metabolism slows way down in the winter, so the fish can go a few days without eating if it gulps down one big baitfish. As winter progresses and the water gets colder, big baitfish are hardy enough to survive the cold water, but smaller baitfish such as threadfin shad and young gizzard shad start succumbing to the frigid …
When the water dips below the 40-degree mark, there are few better lure options than a blade bait or spoon. Knowing the difference between these two Winter fishing staples will help you put more fish in the boat. Watch along as our boy SB Fishing breaks down his favorite ways to fish a blade bait and spoon. Load Up On …
If you put away your boat for the winter or it’s just too cold for you to fish from the boat, your best option for getting in on some wintertime action is to try some bank fishing below dams. The river below an impoundment’s dam concentrates fish year-round, but it becomes an especially productive area to fish in the wintertime …
All fish feed year-round, but some become harder to find during the wintertime. However, crappie are easier to locate than other species when the water turns cold because the fish like to congregate around cover such as brush piles or standing timber. Making a milk run of brush piles is one of the most productive ways to catch wintertime crappie …
When bass get sluggish in the wintertime your tackle selection shrinks considerably to cater to the mood of the fish. The key to choosing winter lures is to think about slow-moving lures because a bass will usually be swimming slowly even when the fish are in a feeding mode. So I choose lures I can work slowly to tempt winter …
Late season ice fishing can be one of the best times to get on a hot bite giving anglers one final flury of fishing before the open water season. First, spring is on its way. Almost gone are the days of sub-zero temperatures, snow, and ice. Open water is on the way. Secondly, the late ice bite is about to …
By now, it is no secret that Old Man Winter has fully set in. Temperatures are generally cooler which has had an impact on the water and ultimately the fish. Most anglers know that in order to be successful during this time of the year they may need to approach each outing a bit differently. One of these main differences …
Wintertime smallmouth fishing can be a challenge as bass push out to deep water when winter winds start spitting snow and the thermometer nudges the freezing mark. While smallmouth tend to stay deeper than their largemouth cousins most of the year, brown bass dwell in some of their deepest sanctuaries in the dead of winter. Finding these deep fish requires …
