Metro Area

We definitely felt the chill this week and things are progressing into cold-water patterns.

Fall showed up this week – frost on the ground, plummeting temps, more clothes … We’ve been beating the bank for bass in lakes and targeting wintering areas already for bass in the rivers. Moving baits – not all big, though – continue to get the nod.

Definitely seeing a change with these colder temps. Nothing too drastic yet, but we’re tweaking our patterns and presentations a bit. Feeling like fall, and water temps are dropping. We’re still seeing a lot of fish activity, though.

Moving baits dominating the scene, but a few finesse tactics in play as well. A definite shallow movement and pattern in place.

Definitely seeing a change in fish location and behavior. Shallower patterns beginning to show and moving baits are getting bit. Also a focus on flipping/pitching.

It was a yo-yo kind of week. We got a lot thrown at us – from lake types, to changes in weather, to changes in fish behavior. Late-summer patterns continue and emerge.

Finding consistent patterns, and slowly – and surely – making our way toward late summer/early fall.

Fishing has been fairly consistent from last week, although we targeted some shallower fish and changed tactics just a hair.

This is going to be presentation heavy, focusing on the top five baits that are working right now.