| Bass fishing is a pastime that can be enjoyed | | | | that are stuck in their ways. |
| at any time of year by the millions of bass | | | | |
| fishing enthusiasts all over the world. As | | | | The first tip that you should take on board |
| bass are ever present in lakes, pools, rivers | | | | is to fish to the weather. If it is warm and |
| and even the coastal regions off some | | | | the sun is shining then the fishing should be |
| countries, it is possible to fish all year | | | | fast. However, if it is a cold day then they |
| round. | | | | will return to their winter behaviour of |
| | | | settling deep in the body of water as well as |
| Obviously you have to tailor your style and | | | | under the cover of vegetation and in rocky |
| technique to the bass area and the time of | | | | banks. |
| year, but if you can do that then there is no | | | | |
| reason why you cannot experience good catch | | | | Tasting the water temperature will help you |
| rates all year round. | | | | to tailor your techniques to the day because |
| | | | bass are cold blooded. Their blood will cool |
| However, you need to know what techniques to | | | | or rise to match the water temperature and |
| use at the various times of the year and the | | | | this determines whether they are active or |
| early spring phase is as good a time to start | | | | extremely sluggish from day to day. |
| with as any. | | | | |
| | | | It is also important to remember that the |
| There are definite fishing techniques and | | | | temperatures will rise and drop throughout |
| methods that should be applied to early | | | | the day so it is important to be extremely |
| spring fishing because it is in the pre-spawn | | | | aware of your surroundings and the weather |
| phase. As such, the bass are often at their | | | | conditions throughout your bass fishing |
| most active but also their most stresses. | | | | sessions. |
| This can send your catch rate either way. It | | | | |
| can actually be extremely frustrating because | | | | The golden rule of bass fishing in early |
| you are not guaranteed to have huge hauls. | | | | spring is to match the temperatures of the |
| | | | water. If the water is warm then you should |
| Instead, you actually have to work for it. If | | | | fish quickly to encourage the bass to bite. |
| you do though, you will find that the bass | | | | |
| are at their largest and most impressive. | | | | Casting your line in the same place twice is |
| | | | essential but moving it within ten or fifteen |
| The one thing you should remember when | | | | minutes is always a good idea if you have yet |
| fishing for bass in the early spring is that | | | | to catch anything by that point. |
| you do have to be prepared to try out several | | | | |
| techniques from day to day because there is | | | | Fishing in the top water is also a great tip |
| no uniform behaviour that bass conform to at | | | | if the action is good. However, if the |
| this time of year. As such, you do have to be | | | | weather is cold then fish deep and be sure to |
| patient and extremely versatile in your | | | | settle your line in one place for a while. |
| fishing technique. It is not a trip for those | | | | |