| You go to your favorite fishing hole. About 5 feet | | | | early winter and late fall bass can be near any |
| deep and plenty of structure, your go-to place for | | | | structure in 10feet + deep water. During |
| largemouth bass. It is the middle of winter and | | | | mid-winter and late winter, though, oxygen levels |
| you go cast your line out to this favourite | | | | decrease in deeper water causing the fish to find |
| honey-hole of yours. You fish all day with not one | | | | a happy medium between warmth and oxygen |
| bite. What happened? Well, I am going to tell you. | | | | levels. Usually this will be around 10 feet.Ok, now |
| There two things that effect bass drastically in | | | | what about the metabolism of largemouth bass. |
| the winter, the epilimniom and the metabolism of | | | | In the winter, or when the temperature of the |
| the bass.Epilimniom, what's that? Has anyone ever | | | | water becomes cold, the bass' metabolism lowers |
| told you that largemouth bass live most of their | | | | greatly, forcing them to eat only small traces of |
| lives in water that is 5 feet deep or less? Well, | | | | whatever floats by them. Use small soft plastic |
| they are right... somewhat. Through spring and | | | | lures rigged split shot, or jig head style coloured |
| summer the first 5 feet of water is the warmest | | | | smoke or any other subtle colourNow lets recap: |
| depth and is called the epilimniom. The epilimniom | | | | Late Fall/Early Winter:* Largemouth bass are |
| is formed by the sun warming the water and the | | | | located 10+ feet of water.* Use a slow retrieve* |
| surface air temperature. During the late fall the | | | | Use small soft plastic lures with subtle colours* |
| weather becomes cold and forces the epilimniom | | | | Use split shot style or jig head style rigMid Winter |
| to sink to deeper water. Now, the coldest part of | | | | Late Winter:* Largemouth bass are located 10 |
| the lake is the first 10 feet deep, and the | | | | feet of water. |
| warmest part of the lake is 10 feet + deep. So in | | | | |