by: Capt. Stevens
Well fellow anglers we are coming into February with great uncertainty. This year we have had a roller coaster of weather. We have had a way above normal winter, with warm temps. Then mother nature throws us some cold fronts that sends the water temps much cooler. This can be some of the toughest conditions to fish, for the most part the fish don’t know where they want to be. During the warmer days, they want to move up shallow. During the post front days, they want to move to deeper waters. This can make fishing pretty tough to stay on a bite.
I recommend paying attention to your water temps. If the water is cooler in the morning, say below 65 the fish will be deeper. So, you should start in deeper water and work your way to shallow waters. If we have been experiencing warming than normal temps, say the water is 67 or higher? It’s a good chance the fish that moved into shallow water will still be there. The hardest part about finding and staying on feeding fish this time of year, is following water temps. A solid weather pattern makes thing much easier to pattern. However sometimes Mother Nature, does not give us easy, there’s times when we have to change things up and look around. The biggest piece of advice I can offer is to always think outside the box. Don’t be afraid to try something new.
Keep an eye on the water temps, and Mother Nature will help you to find feeding fish.