& 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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