Three Rules for Winter Bass Fishing RSS

I’ve fished around the country for years in the winter. And, no matter where I’ve been I’ve found three constants — I like to call them rules — for catching bass when the water gets cold and the days get short. Here goes … Fish in the afternoon Unless there’s a cold front moving in the warmest hours of the day are between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. That’s when the crayfish, baitfish and almost everything else that lives in the water becomes the most active. It’s tempting to fish at daybreak. I know that. Things are calm and on...