Cold Fronts in the Winter

Cold Fronts in the Winter

It’s always a struggle when a cold front hit your lake in the middle of winter; suddenly, your lake surface temperature drops a bunch its uncomfortable and your mind plays games with you during this cold time. You must overcome the mental part as you hit the lake or it will sure enough be a disaster, once you have made the mental jump then your fishing skills and knowledge must take over; here are some of my thoughts on where to fish.

First and foremost, bass will move to the warm spots around the lake, and so will the bait fish; finding these warming areas is your key to finding active fish. Hard cover is the first areas to be warmed by the sun, bass will find the slightest temperature change and migrate to these areas. One of the first hard cover areas I go to and the easiest to find is rocky areas like rock points or rip rap near deep water; combine that with points the rocky points become ideal locations for bass. Causeways that have 10 foot plus depth along the edges create ideal warming zones, when causeways are built with rock the rock is not placed in parallel, they are pushed into the bottom forming underneath points and depth changes. Making for ideal bass cold front hang outs that make great locations for bass looking to warm their bodies from the cold change in temperature.