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When you think about it, anything we learned freshwater fishing was only prepping us for saltwater fishing.
You had your lure selections, bait choices, and a multitude of rod and reel combos to sort thru.
In conjunction, some things I learned fishing for stripers I was able to convert to largemouth bass.
My #1 lesson learned that applies to both fresh and salt?
It's that night time is NEVER a bad time for bass!
I got the "what the heck are you doing" looks when launching my kayak at sunset. I had to explain to OTHER FISHERMEN why I was heading out then.
This time of year is unusual because most inexperienced anglers (myself included in my early years) thought that fall meant the fishing was shutting down in prep for winter.
WRONG!
The fish seem willing to hit MORE frequently and aggressively now because they are feeding in prep for winter.
I fished a pond in Arlington on Thursday and was slaying bass from 1.5 to 4 lbs. I just had to find where they were "hiding". Once I did, the fun only ended when I chose to call it a day.
Although there are still some stripers to be had, the freshwater can still be very productive, more so if we get a touch of "indian summer"!
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