Where you can find More Bass?

Welcome to Top Bass Fishing Tips. In today’s article, we will look at answering the crucial question where is the bass?

A lot of considerations come into play when we consider how to locate bass. The body of water we are fishing, weather conditions, structure, and other elements, but let’s try and put these together to round out this bass fishing tip. So to try and help do that. First, I want to discuss water.

Introduction

Water is made up of 3 strata. There is a top stratum, middle strata, and bottom strata. During the course of the year, water tends to form into these 3 distinct layers, and easy to help you identify with this concept: have you ever gone swimming while you were up at the cottage or camping? I’m sure you have; right as you were swimming, you noticed that in the summer, swimming along the top can be pretty comfortable but dive down a few feet, and you instantly notice a drop in temperature.

Now I’m not suggesting the middle layer is just a few feet beneath the surface, but it’s just an example to help identify the concept of water strata. These strata play an important role in a fish’s life. This is applicable to all fish species and not just to bass fishing. Without getting into a huge discussion about water strata, for now, for this bass fishing tip, I just wanted to get you used to the concept.

Things to consider when thinking about water strata and how we can use that in our bass fishing technique. Let’s break it down.

Top Water Stratum

This is a section of water that is generally, for the most part, if the year is warmer than the other 2 layers. However, it is important to note that this layer drops to the bottom during fall weather and is the first layer to become available in the spring on the surface. OK, to catch more bass in the top water strata, consider proper bass fishing lure choice.

For instance, top water or “floating” lures with splashing and darting actions can help trigger active fish in this zone of warmer water. Remember, this zone becomes very active in the spring as the water stratifies and, by summer, becomes distinct. Also, weather patterns and the time of the day help to dictate when active bass may move into this layer of water.

Middle Stratum of Water

Is often a transitional section of water that determines how the water will circulate during the yearly seasons and also acts as the definitive barrier of the range of water temperatures that separate the top water from the bottom. Taking advantage of these bass fishing tips for this section of water takes some consideration.

Bass will usually hold in this water as a transition. Sometimes moving off to drop-off sections and holding in this strata yet still having access to the active top water. Finding choice bass locations that contain these middle strata along close access to top water habitats can make for some of the best bass fishing. Bass fishing lure choices here range from swimming action baits, rattle baits, shad rap-style lures, and other medium diving plugs.

Bottom Water Stratum 

This section of water is generally the coldest in terms of water temperature within a lake. This section of water also rotates to become the top water strata during certain times of the year, so be aware of that and be ready to adapt to this to catch more bass. But to make bass fishing tips easier to understand, let’s stick with a summer scenario when this is the bottom strata.

Bass fishing in this strata takes special consideration. Bass generally drop down here during certain weather patterns, when the bass is spooked or goes inactive. It is still possible to catch more bass here. You have to adapt. Bass fishing lure choices for this water layer are worm rigs, flipping jigs, deep diving crankbaits, and so on. Often the presentation method is slow and methodical to entice the bass to bite.

These quick bass fishing tips discuss water conditions, how water stratifies, and how that can determine our bass fishing technique and lure choices. Our series of top bass fishing tips will continue tomorrow, and we hope to see you there.

Final Words

To learn more bass fishing tips that can help you catch more bass, head over to Top Bass Fishing Tips. Here I discuss more top bass fishing tips and habitats and take a more in-depth look at bass fishing techniques.

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