Bass Fishing 40 Degree Water

Bring in a warm wind on 40-degree water temperatures and bass will get active. Jigging spoons grubs maribou jigs floatn fly.

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Plus jerkbaits and rubber skirted football jigs can be good options in these cool water conditions.

Bass fishing 40 degree water. Please SUBSCRIBE as my channel just start. 40 50 Degrees. But there still can be isolated cases of success in that mid-50 range.

If the water temperature is less than 40 degrees I would not even consider targeting Largemouth Bass. CLEAR WATER MUDDY WATER. And below 50 degrees I cant ever remember catching a bass on a top water.

Remember the important factor is the water temperature not the air temperature. In no specific order. If the weeds are near deep water then youve found a winter hotspot.

Below are my go-to presentations for when the water temperature drops below 40 degrees. 40-45 degree water pretty much describes our lakes for about a month after ice out and those baits are what usually work for me. I actually begin fishing a fall pattern when the water has cooled 10 degrees below its hottest point of the summer this can vary greatly from lake to lake.

My pond is about half an acre 8 feet deep. The bass arent moving a ton but still might be enticed to eat a little more. One of the biggest ingredients to bass fishing 40 degree water is by finding clear water.

When the water surface is 40-50 degrees bass will go deeper to the bottom especially in clear water as the water is a little warmer toward the bottom. Find out the best temperature to fish for bass below. Managed to catch a couple lethargic fish.

A Rapala DT-4 in the color of forage fish Bluegill in Michigans case works extremely well for me.