Fall Fishing

Fall: Once the weather starts to cool down, some anglers think that bass fishing's over. Lucky for you I fish all year round! If you pick the right lures you can keep fishing strong right into the winter. It all depends on where you are in the country but water temps can reach as high as 90 degrees in the summer. These extreme temps cause bass to get sluggish and have less of an appetite. Luckily big bass prefer Lou's Lures. When the fall air cools the lakes, the bass become less lethargic and start to come out to the more comfy open water. This cool air also lets the bass know that winter is coming and it is time to start eating and bulking up for the cold winter months.Don't be part of the fisherman that are packing the rods up at the end of the summer because you are gonna miss out. When most guys are packing up and there is less fishing pressure, the feeding activity increases and makes for a great time to get hooked on a huge bass!

I have recently started tossing a jig in the fall. I do not like finesse fishing too much but you need to change it up a bit at this time of year to catch them big ones. Bass start to get dialed in to a certain pattern and feed aggressively for the winter. In most cases this will be crayfish or baitfish. I like to trail my jig with a 3" paddle tail swim bait. I like a natural brown and orange color with a minnow colored swim bait. Work them on the bottom slowly!

Also I throw a 5" paddle tail in minnow color with an under spin. These work great. If you want to target the bigger bass them swim baits are what you need to throw. This time of year they are gorging on bait fish and the bait replicates that perfectly. Most people toss the bigger swim baits this time of year too. Moving them very slow to get that big fish to see a great meal and don't need to exert too much energy to have to hit it.

Even though spring is a bit more complex of a season for bass fishing, it is not that much different from the fall. Both seasons introduce more favorable water temps. Bass begin to get lethargic in water temps lower than 65 degrees. As these better water temps move in and the bass knowing the the winter is coming it begins what I call the FALL FRENZY! This is when bass will gorge themselves in preparation for winter. Once the winter sets in the bass become so lethargic that they don't really need to eat at all. They can actually survive a whole month on a single baitfish!

Don't forget the jerk baits! As winter starts to turn the corner and the water temps are down in the 40's the jerk bait is a great lure to use to get the bass to bite. By using this lure you want to get that reaction bite. The jerk bait has always had a strong rep for being great cold water baits. Jerk the bait sparingly and then let it stand still for a few seconds. The colder the water the longer the pause. You will find your ideal action after trying a couple of times. If it is super duper cold you may want to just use the soft jerk bait with no weight. The natural falling of these look like a dying minnow just laying around waiting to get slurped up! Don't let the cold stop you! There is no bass season cause you can fish all year long. Even if we need to drill through the ice.