WesternBass Magazine December 2011, Page 34

WesternBass Magazine December 2011, Page 34

& Winter

w s p o o r o m n ing

by mIKe folKestad

D

uring most of the year you

can find bass from a few

feet to the thermo cline

but starting in November through February, generally a large

percentage of the bass population

will be in the depths hanging

around the depths where the bait

fish schools are located. during

this time of year, our lakes have

generally turned over and there

is oxygen from the top to the

bottom so we no longer look for

the thermocline. Now we look for

the bait fish schools and once we

find the bait fish schools, the bass

are going to be close by.

I will turn on my Lowrance HD

and side scan then go looking

trying to find a depth the bait fish

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