10-18-2017, 02:39 PM
No matter what you ultimately will have to figure it out for yourself, but... YouTube is a tremendous reference to get you going. I'd search the "Wired 2 Fish", "Tactical Bassin" "Tackle Warehouse" and "Flukemaster" channels among others and search "fall bass fishing." That will get you started.
Fall is a great time of year to fish for bass. Don't worry too much about the cold weather, but pay attention to water temperatures. You can catch bass all year long, they are constantly looking for opportunities to eat, but as it gets colder they don't have to eat as often. They will feed pretty actively until the water drops below 50. Deep diving cranks, lipless cranks, spinnerbiats, swimbaits, jerkbaits should work well at moderate speeds. I like to fish rock on a moderate slope from 1' to 15' deep.
When the water drops below 50 continue to use deep diving cranks, swimbaits and spinnerbaits dragged slowly along bottom. Jerkbaits with longer pauses (3 - 10 seconds) still work. Dropshots and Senkos rigged wacky or Texas style can be super cuz they just sit there in front of the fish and are easy targets. Drop a little deeper like 10' to 20' off a moderate to steep slope.
I catch bass clear up to a week or two before ice up with these lures and technics. Early morning, mid day afternoon have all treated me well at times. It's taken me many years to figure it out so you may not get it this year, maybe you will. Good luck!
I've done well in the fall at places like Pelican, Steinaker, Mantua, Newton, Hyrum and would imagine Utah Lake, Deer Creek, Jordanelle or the community ponds would produce as well.
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Fall is a great time of year to fish for bass. Don't worry too much about the cold weather, but pay attention to water temperatures. You can catch bass all year long, they are constantly looking for opportunities to eat, but as it gets colder they don't have to eat as often. They will feed pretty actively until the water drops below 50. Deep diving cranks, lipless cranks, spinnerbiats, swimbaits, jerkbaits should work well at moderate speeds. I like to fish rock on a moderate slope from 1' to 15' deep.
When the water drops below 50 continue to use deep diving cranks, swimbaits and spinnerbaits dragged slowly along bottom. Jerkbaits with longer pauses (3 - 10 seconds) still work. Dropshots and Senkos rigged wacky or Texas style can be super cuz they just sit there in front of the fish and are easy targets. Drop a little deeper like 10' to 20' off a moderate to steep slope.
I catch bass clear up to a week or two before ice up with these lures and technics. Early morning, mid day afternoon have all treated me well at times. It's taken me many years to figure it out so you may not get it this year, maybe you will. Good luck!
I've done well in the fall at places like Pelican, Steinaker, Mantua, Newton, Hyrum and would imagine Utah Lake, Deer Creek, Jordanelle or the community ponds would produce as well.
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