How Many Of You Fish All Winter?? 2024

The Rooster reply :

How many of you all fish all winter for bass, either from the bank or boat?? I've virtually missed the whole warm weather season for fishing this year due to work and I am not looking forward to winter coming in and destroying my chances of fishing again this year. I read all the time in Bassmaster about cold water fishing being some of the best times for catching bass. I catch and release though. I've heard this is hard on the fish since they don't eat a lot in cold weather and it causes them to use up energy that they don't get back and might die after being released.

Gatorbassman reply :

Me!!!!!

fishking247 reply :

as long as the lake/pond is not fully frozen over, i do

sarcazmo reply :

One plus to living in az! :-)

Highhawk1948 reply :

I fish here in Florida year round. One of the reasons I moved here in 1973.

Unknownwaters reply :

I will probably start trying it this Winter. Need to do something over christmas break while I am still in school

Bassn Blvd reply :

I fish 365. I personally think the best time of the year to fish in S.Florida is from September to April, my favorite is Nov-March. The mullet beach run is right around the corner and offers the best fishing you can do from shore. The Snook, Jack, Shark, Tarpon, S Mackeral, Blues, and Pompano can easily be caught while walking the beach and it is an absolute blast. Just ask Sirsnook.

Bass fishing can be done from sunup to sundown but the heat is a killer in the summer months. Oh how I can't wait for the winter bass tournaments to start.

kylek reply :

I have 2 power plant lakes within 2 hrs of my house so when the MIdwest winter hits we head to the warm water!!!

cast_and_destroy reply :

I fish all year long, thats why I like Texas. Our lakes dont freeze and our bass get huge !!

Goose52 reply :

I fish whenever I have soft water. However, for my safety, I put the canoe away and fish only from the bank when the water temp goes much below 50 deg and/or there is a combined air/water temp lower than 120. I fish alone and don't want to take any chances.

The bite can be tough in the winter, especially fishing from the bank. BUT, when you do get a bite, it's usually a quality fish - for some reason, the dinks seem to disappear with the cold water. My two biggest bass since moving to Tennessee (9.06 and 8.39) were both caught in water temps below 50 degrees, and in air temps in the high 30s with me wearing a parka and one or two pairs of gloves...

GeorgiaBassBros reply :

I fish all year, the joys of living in the south. plus our bass are bigger

Nashua Nev reply :

yup , me too, as long as i can find water to fish. 1 power plant , 2 sets of water falls/dams

Raul reply :

Guess who ?

From all winter December is the only month that I don´t fish, got many family important dates which we celebrate for the Sundays:

Dec 7 th .- Ball n´chain´s B-day

Dec 19 th.- Wedding Anniversary

Dec 27 th.- Lil Raul´s B-day

Once those are gone it´s time to grab my stuff again and hit the water.

mikeeasttn reply :

In East Tn where I live some of us die hard fisherman fish all year or try to. Sometimes the last of Jan and 2 or 3 weeks in Feb will be too cold. In fact winter is a good time to fish for stripers. We also have a couple of power plant lakes to fish.

Hi Salenity reply :

I have my rod in my hand all year.

bassmaster8100 reply :

One of the many benefits of living in Mississippi. I fish year around. Love fishing winter!

BASSclary reply :

I fish all year, however, I do not catch all year. Being a bank beater, dead hot summer, and really cold winter are tough for me, especially when alot of your fishing waters are shallow.

SGT Rico reply :

For me, its the best time to catch GIANTS!!! I might not catch a whole bunch, but the ones I do bag are solid keepers.

prjavelin reply :

like the guys from the south I Can fish year round. this is my first year though. I live in the caribbean, its eternal summer here. Winter for us is temperatures of high 70s.

If only the people did catch and release(and the lakes were managed better) we would have great fisheries maybe even compared to those in mexico.

SirSnookalot reply :

I fish every day, being retired allows me that luxury. As they say, something is always biting in Florida and that's true. I could never see myself living in a non coastal area with anything but a moderate to warm climate.

I do spend a lot of time bass fishing, but spend more time targeting other species.

If I can get Bassn to get off his butt, I can take him to catch tarpon, snook, jacks, bass and peacocks in the same place, not far from where we live.

Bluebasser86 reply :

On 8/25/2012 at 9:29 AM, kylek said:

I have 2 power plant lakes within 2 hrs of my house so when the MIdwest winter hits we head to the warm water!!!

X2, except they're only a hour from me, and will probably both be less than an hour by the time the cold weather gets here. Nothing ever froze over last year so I caught fish out of local ponds all winter long last year. I had almost caught 100 bass by the end of January last year, most of those fish coming from ponds.

The Rooster reply :

Alright you guys inspired me. I'm gonna try it starting now. Weather won't get what I consider cold here until late October or even November but I'll still fish as long as its in the upper 30 degree range. When it gets down to freezing outside then I'm done. Most of our winter here in northern KY is tolerable but just not fun to be out in, especially when it is windy.

And some of yall are real lucky b@st@rds to be livin' where yall are! Eternal summer?? I can only dream of places like that.

Bluebasser86 reply :

Here's some inspiration for you, this 23" 7lb fattie hit an Xcaliber Erratic shad on a snowy day that barely got to 30 degrees. If you look close you can see the snow against the black in my guidewear and all the steam rolling off the warm water at the discharge area.

wakeeater reply :

that's what i'm talking about! i haven't had the chance to fish much this season due to work. i'm hoping to crush 'em this fall/winter!

tugsandpulls reply :

if there is open water im fishing

wademaster1 reply :

i fish all winter and usually catch fish just not as many

SuskyDude reply :

We used to have a warm water discharge on the river in our area but they shut it down a few years back. It's good for the river but it sucks for me.

I fish until ice up, usually around December. Then, the auger and the Marcum get busted out.

quanjig reply :

Well, yea!! If it aint frozen, I'm trying'! Last year here in VA, was the best winter I can remember. Caught some awesome jb fish and some very good finess jig fish. Some of the highly pressured lakes here in NOVA can caugh up some studs in December/January (Burke Lake) Some of the ponds and lakes make finding concentrations of good fish very simple and easy to relocate from trip to trip. It's well worth the effort to fish in the winter.

Low_Budget_Hooker reply :

I get out on the ice a few times thru the winter and then theres always the 80 gal fish tank.....

Hooligan reply :

Year round. The part about fish not eating in winter and expending all their energy is total bunk. They eat all winter long. They also are a lot less likely to suffer delayed mortality in winter than any other time of year as a result of colder water temperatures: reduced chance of a buildup of lactic acid, there's reduced chance of having warmwater bacterium infection, their slime coats are in generally better condition. They have more than enough energy in winter, it's of no more harm than other times of the year, usually a lot less.

MCS reply :

On 8/25/2012 at 10:15 AM, Raul said:

Guess who ?

From all winter December is the only month that I don´t fish, got many family important dates which we celebrate for the Sundays:

Dec 7 th .- Ball n´chain´s B-day

Dec 19 th.- Wedding Anniversary

Dec 27 th.- Lil Raul´s B-day

Once those are gone it´s time to grab my stuff again and hit the water.

Kinda freaky, some of our December dates match. my wife and moms bdays are the 7th also. I was also married on the 19 in LV and the 31st (wedding with the families) my boys bdays are the 18 of dec and 18 of jan. busy time of year for me too! Being my first winter here I look forward to it, I made it out a couple of times in Feb in VA and landed some nice sunfish

Mike L reply :

I fish tourn all year long, salt and fresh..

As a few already said..Here in Fla it's non stop no matter what you fish for, no matter where you live.

Just grap a pole and go!

Mike

AK-Jax86 reply :

I was living in NJ so I could not fish all winter because of the snow and freezing temps. But now that I am in FL I will be fishing all year round!

BassinLou reply :

I am fortunate to live in South Fl and enjoy fishing all winter long. The only down side is that the days get a little shorter. I' ll deal with it.

desertwitch reply :

With TX heat, I fish more in winter than I do in summer. When it gets VERY cold here (I'm talking 20°), we'll hit our power-plant lakes at Bastrop and Fayetteville. There's nothing so wonderful as launching on a cold morning into a steamy 68° lake. The breezes actually feel good when they hit you and those pickles make excellent hand-warmers when you unhook them. And with the warmer water, the bite is always on.

Bankbeater reply :

The only time I don't get out is if the water is iced over.

38 Super Fan reply :

Yep, at it all year. It can be tough, but anything beats just sitting around the house for me.

clayton86 reply :

I used to fish till the ice rolled in then I stopped because I never caught anything. If I had a boat id probably fish year round id find some where with soft water in WNY. Now I Ice fish and when I'm not doing that in the winter months I spend most of my time trying to out wit coyotes and fox for some extra coin when i sell the pelts I'd rather bass fish though.

tnriverluver reply :

All year long here in West Tn. Sauger starting about Nov thru early spring. 72 degrees here this past New Years eve!!! Bass all year with whatever else I can get to bite. 30 degrees and below I stay home knowing a warmer day won't be to far around the corner.

KevO reply :

Winter is my favorite time to fish! The only people out there are other fisherman, so its less crowded and you're not getting beat up by jet skis. IMHO its the best time of the year to catch a toad.

West Coast Bass reply :

i fish all winter. we are blessed with pretty solid winters so it doesn't change too much. just go deeper than usual.

tholmes reply :

I'll fish as long as there's open water.

Tom

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