In Florida and Southern California, it’s sunny and in the upper 80s. In South Carolina and northern Texas, it may be in the 70s, but there’s just as good a chance it will be blustery and barely above freezing. In Michigan and Maine, anglers are probably still ice fishing. Based on locale, late-winter bass fishing means different things to different anglers. Yet in recent years, with the Bassmaster Classic nearly synchronized to Valentine’s Day, late-winter angling has taken on a whole new importance.
Thinking of their tournament futures, pro and weekend anglers have had to polish their bass-catching skills for winter conditions, and these conditions vary widely. On some lakes, they may enjoy water temperatures with a pleasant bathtub feeling, while at other locations there can be the understanding that getting wet might be detrimental to your life. The leaves may be fresh and green on some shores, while on more mid-country banks, there’s barely an emerging bud or last year’s late color is still hanging tough. These are just some of the situations that anglers fishing in late winter can face, and here are some of the ways they’re coping.
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