I had off of work for Martin Luther King Day. Traditionally, besides celebrating Dr. King’s contributions to America this is a popular ski getaway weekend. I am headed off to Utah at the end of the week for my birthday so I decided to mix business with pleasure. The zoning official was scheduled to meet me at my farm. Due to this, my day, for better or worse, was constrained to the township. In honor of Martin Luther King Day I went Bass fishing through the ice.

On this blog, we have briefly touched on the issues of hard water Bass fishing. Reviewing it again, the key to winter Bass is low and slow. They hold at the deepest part of a pond and prefer a weighted slow moving bait fish.

Once you have the location dialed in, select the most attractive sized shiner, and it transitions into a waiting game. Jigging with small spoons or ice flies will help keep you attention, the Sunfish will hit those. Warm sunny days are better than cold and cloudy days for most predatory fish.