Bass fishing weather can be tough, and certainly factors in to your success. Fish are sensitive to temperature and pressure changes in their environment. The largemouth bass specifically likes the warmer water, and will migrate to the shallows to feed when this happens. When you have temperate or warm weather for an extended amount of time, bass will likely form a predictable feeding habit. They’ll feed at about the same time of day, and in the same locales, as long as their is plenty of food for them . If night presents cooler water temperatures, the fish might feed during the day when it is warmer, then dive into the deeper water as the water surface temperature drops. That is just one example. Let’s examine warm fronts and cool fronts now. These fishing tips can really give you the upper hand.

Fishing for Bass in Cool Fronts

Bass will sense the pressure change just before a cold front hits. They dislike feeding during cool fronts, so they’ll often feed heavily right before the front comes in. So if you can be fishing a couple of hours before the front comes in, you are primed and ready for some great bass action.

I have had a time in the past where I definitely remember being tardy to a forthcoming cool front. I got out there just before the front, caught a fish or two, and then the fishing just went totally cold. Nothing more. That was it for that fishing trip. If I had just been there a couple hours earlier, I might have knocked them dead.

Fishing for Bass in Warm Fronts

If you are going fishing during the winter time, and a warm front comes in for a few days, and warms up the water near the surface, you have a really good chance to catch fish. The bass will come up from the deep water and feed in the shallows while it is warm. This is generally a much better opportunity for fisherman because of the shallow vegetation and ability to work most any kind of lure you want.

However, a warm front that comes in during the summer can work against you. If the temperature of the water pushes above 80 degrees, the bass will go for deeper, cooler water, or will just become lethargic and not willing to strike at the bait you present to them. So take advantage of these bass fishing tips and catch more bass today!