Game & Fish West

FALL TRANSITION BASSIN’

During the spawn bass anglers know what to do. We head to protected bays and coves with hard bottoms and look for bedding fish. In the summer we move off the shallow shores and target drop offs and humps with deep-diving crankbaits and plastic worms. In fall the bass move up tributaries in search of baitfish, and in winter it’s time to focus on the sharpest drops with vertical presentations.

But between those times—during the transition periods—the plan of attack isn’t always so obvious. And no transition period is more challenging than the one we face right now—the

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