Locating Bass On Dark Days?
Imagine….another bass question from me ha… im loving learning about this fish.
Do bass hang out around the same cover on cloudy days as they do on sunny days (no sun, so no shadows cast by overhanging trees or other obstructions…no need for the bass to hide from the sun as its not there) also, how to find them in deep water…. i dont have a fish finder but i have a canoe and topographic maps (doesnt show bathymetery but does show land contours)….how do i know if im in a decent spot in the middle of the lake? should i just texas/caorlina rig a worm/grub and work the bottom…or sink a floating rappla? randomly fishing deep water whereever i toss out the anchor?…… oh, and dark days….. vibrant colors? lime greens/oranges/black? any help is appreciated.
it all depends on the weather but they will still be hanging around the same cover and structures although you may find More around points and humps and submerged structures on dark days and as far as lures for dark days dark day dark lure and the top water bite should be better so try buzz baits and if they are hitting short of the buzz bait then throw a Popper large mouth bass sense vibrations with their lateral lines and small mouth bass sense vibrations with their vertical lines so in dirty water use noisy and bright lures like top waters, rattle traps, crank baits and if there is a mud line then fish the mud line. chartreuse is a good bright color to use and bright natural colors, smoke,motor oil, white, blue, and so on.What you see on the shoreline is generally what will be under water and try to fish stumps if u can find them along with points and shelf’s.And also look for changes on the shoreline like mud to rock or gravel etc.
Not sure about the sunny day/cloudy day question, but bass this time of the year in my area are deep. 10-20 ft. deep to be exact. But bass stay around cover if it’s sunny/cloud/rainy or snowy. On these hot days fish a buzz bait or spinner bait around sunken tree trunks, trees, or broken branches in the water. On a cloudy day, a slow falling 4 or 5″ plastic worm with a small weight works good. It just seems like cloudy day bass are less active than sunny day bass.
Where do you live?
I could be all wrong but cover oriented fish no matter where in the hemisphere they are are not going to hold around the same cover on a cloudy day. water temp makes the bass active or sluggish the sun makes them seek shade or go deep because they don’t have sunglasses guys! their eyes are somewhat photosensitive like most fish. They move around on cloudy days they school up and chase shad together before the sun comes up and after it starts going down they are anywhere and everywhere. On most all lakes, birds will dive on bait balls. To find the preditory fish just follow the diving birds. I like using crankbaits and swimbaits with rattles on cloudy days I put rattles in my long worms I fish on the bottom as well in case they can’t see it they can sure hear it.