Guide To Bass Fishing - Knowledge Center

By Rick Seaman and Dan Westfall

Bass are the most popular sport fish species, for many reasons. Availability being chief among them, as you can find bass in all the continental states. Bass live in a wide variety of lakes, rivers, ponds and streams. They can adapt to very warm or very cold temperatures and live in clear, stained or very murky water. Bass are often the first fish caught by an angler in their introduction to fishing.

AA Bass Fishing Knowledge Base

• Bass Fishing Overview
• Life Cycle Of Bass
• Seasonal Bass Migration
• Bass Migration - Mid to Late Winter
• Bass Migration - Spring
• Bass Migration - Early Summer
• Bass Migration - Late Summer
• Bass Migration - Fall
• Bass Migration - Early Winter
• Fishing For Bass
• It's Now WHAT You Throw, It's WHERE
• Research The Fishery Before You Go
• Review Contour Maps
• Types Of Cover Used By Bass
• Bass Fishing In Grass Beds
• Bass Fishing In Wood & Timber
• Bass Fishing In Brush & Vegetation
• Establishing Patterns
• Learn To Recognize Bites
• Review Lunar Tables
• Choose The Right Lures
• Find Bass Based On Conditions
• Conditions - Fold Fronts
• Conditions - Wind
• Conditions - Cloudy Days
• Conditions - Fishing In The Rain
• Conditions - Water Clarity
• Conditions - Rising Water
• Conditions - Falling Water
• Conditions - Fishing At Night
• Equipment & Tackle
• Equipment - Fishing Rods
• Equipment - Fishing Reels
• Equipment - Fishing Line
• Equipment - Fishing Lures
• Fishing With Live Bait
• Shallow Water Techniques, 0 -10'
• Shallow Fishing - Spinnerbaits
• Shallow Fishing - Crankbaits
• Shallow Fishing - Top Water
• Shallow Fishing - Pitching & Flipping
• Shallow Fishing - Artificial Worms
• Shallow Fishing - Jigs
• Shallow Fishing - Flukes
• Shallow Fishing - Stick Worms
• Shallow Fishing - Swimbaits
• Fishing Mid Range Depths, 10' - 25'
• Mid Depth - Spinnerbaits
• Mid Depth - Deep Diving Crankbaits
• Mid Depth - Artificial Worms
• Mid Depth - Jigs
• Mid Depth - Swimbaits
• Fishing Deep Water & Structure
• Fishing Deep Water - Jigs
• Fishing Deep Water - Jigging Spoons
• Fishing Deep Water - Artificial Worms
• Planning Your Attack
• Bass Fishing Questions & Answers
• Conservation - Protect The Fishery

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Bass information by state.