The weatherman rules…

February fishing depends on warming temps

Probably more than any other month, the fishing in February depends on the weather; that’s what it’s all about. When you get really cold weather, it’s tough. When it warms up, it’s really good.

The first thing I would look at when thinking about catching bass in February is clear water, because bass hate cold, muddy water. I think that’s why you seem some good weights in tournaments on Lake Norman and Badin and Lake Wylie and even Buggs Island in February. The lakes that have the clearer water are going to be have fish that are a little more active earlier. Some of these power-plant lakes with clearer water have a little better current in February, and the fish are a little more active.

Once I’ve picked a lake to fish and tried to wait for a couple of warm days, I want to fish on the lower end of the lake, because that’s usually where the clearest water is. And down there, I want to look for banks on the main lake where the bass can move up and down without having to move too far. You want to fish steep banks where you can be sitting in 20 feet of water and casting to the bank. You can find some fish back in the creeks, because sometimes the water will warm up in the extreme backs of the creeks and the fish will get active back there, but I’ll only go way to the backs if the water is clear.

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