Keith Lusher 03.07.24
March can pose an enormous drawback for bass anglers. For starters, bass are in a transition part which makes them more durable to sample. As well as, the chilly fronts that move via can shift temperatures from the 70s to the 40s in a matter of hours.
For Daniel Sissac of Pearl River, LA, these temperature swings have pressured him to fish in two totally alternative ways relying on which aspect of the chilly entrance he’s fishing. “It by no means appears to remain heat or chilly lengthy sufficient to develop a sample. As soon as I determine a sample, the temperature modifications and causes me to have to vary my method,” stated Sissac. In March, there are two patterns that you just’ll want to concentrate to.
Delicate Sample
After a chilly entrance, the temperatures slowly heat up. After about three days the bass are feeding in a gentle sample. Sissac stated he targets shallower water when the temperatures heat. For these fishing rivers and estuaries that comprise grass, Sissac recommends fishing the outer fringe of the grass line that develops simply off of the financial institution. “There’s a line of grass that grows about 5 to 10 ft off the shoreline. The grass typically types a wall that divides the shoreline into two sections. On the milder days, when the temperatures get into the 60s, the fish react on the within of the grass in between the grass and the shoreline,” Sissac stated.
So far as lures go, Sissac stated you may’t beat ole’ plastic worm. He makes use of a Texas-rigged worm with a 1/32 ozbullet weight. Sissac recommends utilizing two colours: purple and blue. He additionally recommends utilizing a quick retrieve “Bass love a quick retrieve between the grass and the financial institution as a result of they see their window to assault the lure getting smaller because the lure will get nearer to the grass,” he stated.
Chilly Sample
After a chilly entrance has handed via, the temperatures typically plummet which sends bass into extra of a winter sample. Sissac stated the bass are usually on the deeper aspect of the grass line between the drop-offs and the vegetation.
When fishing the deep aspect of the grass, Sissac recommends positioning your boat close to the grass to fish the grass line horizontally. “If I’m fishing the surface of the grass, I prefer to solid parallel alongside the grass line as a result of the lure stays within the strike zone longer,” he stated.
When fishing the surface of the grass line, Sissac sticks with a Texas-rigged worm, however makes use of a lighter 1/8 oz. weight. If that doesn’t work, he recommends slow-rolling a jerkbait or spinnerbait. Whereas fishing the outer fringe of the grass line is his go-to technique of bass fishing when it’s chilly, Sissac stated it’s greatest to maintain an eye fixed out for sun-soaked wooden if the solar is shining brightly. “The wooden soaks within the warmth and that’s transferred to the water which attracts baitfish on chilly days,” Sissac stated.
These two patterns ought to proceed to transpire all through March however because the climate warms, Sissac stated the bass will begin shifting as much as spawn. That’s when he switches over to extra of a bank-beating fashion of fishing.
