At any time of year, weather in the West can vary drastically from east to west and north to south. The primary culprits, of course, are the mountain ranges, which create terrain funnels, extreme pressure gradients and lee-side troughs that influence the climate. While a blizzard rages in the mountains during the fall, it can be Indian summer to the south, and this plays right into the hands of the West’s diehard bass anglers.
Here, we’ll highlight some of the best waters to hit this fall, though the tactics should work anywhere the bass are biting.
COLORADO
Colorado’s has made the B.A.S.S. Top 100 bass fisheries list in the past, and autumn is prime time to sample its bounty. With irrigation demands met, the reservoir’s level is usually rising now. The arid environment doesn’t receive much moisture any time of the year, but what little rain the region gets often happens in the fall. When the vegetation grown on
