Like a light switch the bass have a tendency to move off their current holding spots and move to the in-between areas and if you don t adjust your bites are gone! It never fails every year this time we are out fishing where we have been catching bass and all of a sudden the bass are gone. Sometimes it just takes on cold night or maybe a few in a row. None-the-less the bass have moved and you re in a panic to find a bite. The question arises, what do I do? This to me says its time to find the in-between areas. A boat dock near a creek, a piece of timber sticking up by a deep edge or a deep point next to an area of grass these are the areas you should target. All these areas are in between areas that are probably holding the fish you have been catching for the last few months but they have moved. The key is to target the 6 to 15 foot depths that have deep water near bye. Bass in transition like to be able to move quickly to deeper water, its presents a safe haven for them to move.
This in-between stage is a ready-made situation for cranking; working crank baits from 6 to 14 feet is ideal. If you re a worm fisherman the situation is ideal for a finesse worm, both these offer some great ways to fish in transition times like we are in today!
As time moves and weeks pass from the first signs of transition move your fishing spots farther to the back of the creeks. The migration isn t over and the bass will move progressively to the backs of the creeks and you need to follow them. Becoming a seasoned in-between fisherman will make the difference in catching fish this time of year; your mind-set is all that stands between you and your next bite!Captain Mike Gerry