Fishing in Frigid Temperatures
With winter upon us, I believe there are some tricks to winter fishing especially if you like fishing a jig. The key point for the avid jig fisherman is that you can fish a jig at a variety of different depths; this makes a jig very versatile on cold winter days. Bass have a tendency in the winter to roam different depths depending on how the weather affects them, because of this being able to work different depths from top to bottom with one lure allows you to put a pattern together in a short amount of time.
Guntersville can very easily have grassy areas throughout the winter, bass love to move up into the grass during the hours of sunlight and swimming a jig over the grass can be a deadly pattern on a cold winter sunny day. Even though the water temperature may be in the low 40's on a sunny winter day the grass will generate heat and raise the water temperature 5 to 8 degrees creating a haven for bass to feed. The key is to remember that as soon as the sun drops the fish will move back to the deeper areas away from the grass.
The forgotten pattern on Guntersville has been fishing docks and lay downs along the river edge. With so much grass on Guntersville these areas become forgotten by many, but I submit that there is no better winter fishing spot than a dock or lay down. The key is working different depths and angles with the boat being positioned a reasonable distance off the dock. Most fish suspend around the docks and lay downs so it is important to work the jig in a countdown method; this way you can fish the dock at different depths from top to bottom.
Lastly deep points become deadly fish catching areas in the winter, a football jig is ideal way to work the deep point from the top of the point to the bottom. Football jigs can easily be dragged and this method of dragging the jig on the bottom off deep extended points in the mid of winter is deadly.
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Captain Mike Gerry