| I consider fishing my number one expertise. In these | | | | lakes are starting to cool off. |
| articles I plan to share my knowledge with you and | | | | Man-Made Lakes |
| everyone out there. Some may choose to use it and | | | | -Old river channels tend to concentrate bass in the |
| some may not. Either way I hope you enjoy them and | | | | summer and winter. The fish move up to feed and |
| tell others about them. | | | | then rest in the close by deeper water. |
| For almost all their lives the large mouth will hang out in | | | | -Bends in river channels will hold more bass in summer |
| water from 5 to 15 feet deep. On occasion they will | | | | than straight parts. Because the water stays warmer |
| go deeper to find food or to get out of the sun. Almost | | | | in the river channel it will hold large numbers of bass in |
| always when bass are in the shallows you will find | | | | the winter. |
| them by some sort of cover. Largemouth are very | | | | -Back ends of shallow creeks, especially with no flow |
| abundant in natural and man made lakes. | | | | have the warmest water in the springtime. Thus they |
| Natural Lakes | | | | draw bass in to feed and spawn. |
| -Because shallow bays tend to warm faster in the | | | | -Submerged road beds, railroad grades, old buildings |
| spring time that is where the bass will move to. They | | | | are all man made features that are important to bass |
| move in there for feeding and eventually spawning. | | | | and important that the fishermen know where they |
| -In the summertime the edge of weed lines is a great | | | | are. |
| place to find the large mouth hiding out from the hot | | | | -In the summertime you want to look for humps that |
| sunny day. | | | | are covered in weeds or fallen timbers. This is |
| -Bays that we refer to as slop bays in the | | | | especially important if they are located near the main |
| summertime will hold plenty of fish under neath the | | | | river channel. |
| weeds. These areas are great for fisherman and | | | | -Along a creek channel or river channel with timbered |
| great for the large mouth to find food. | | | | flats are great areas for fishing from spring to fall. The |
| -Humps in the lakes with weeds on the bottom are | | | | one important factor to look at here is whether or not |
| great places for summertime bass. The weeds and | | | | the fish have east access to deeper water. |
| rocks offer shade that the fish can move into. | | | | In this bustling crazy world of technology we don't |
| -Points and inside turns along break lines hold bass in | | | | always have lots to look forward to except the same |
| the summer through winter. Gradually sloping structure | | | | old thing day in and day out. Fishing is the one great |
| is best in the summertime while sharp slopes are great | | | | way that I use to escape all realities out there. |
| in late fall and winter. | | | | I just want everyone to remember that a bad day |
| -The shallow flats in the late fall attract a lot of bass | | | | fishing is always better than a good day at work. |
| because they stay the warmest while the water in the | | | | |