river bass

The problem is, I can catch bass like crazy in my lake, from 2 to 10 pounds.
I live about 1/2 mile from the escambia river in north florida, and cant
catch a bass in there for nothing. what am I doing wrong? Im using the
same lure (worms, redbug and junebug) and doing everything like I do in the
lake, just cant seem to get a bass..

What types of areas are you fishing in the river? Bass in a river
system hold in different areas than bass on a lake out of comfort and
necessity. Find back waters out of the main river channel, or Wing dams
off the main (and confluence) areas. Some times river fishing for bass
is much easier than lake fishing for them, because they are more
predictable. I say sometimes, because there are times when water
conditions will completely change the whole scenario (not unlike lake
conditions), but constant moving water, if you pay attention to your
surrounding can usually give away prime areas. Find areas where the
bass can both feed, and conserve energy at the same time. It doesn't
make sense for them to sit face into the fastest current using all their
energy to hold themselves in place. They will look for ambush areas
right out of the current and jump out and snag food as it comes by. The
nice thing about river bass is that they are not "as" affected by
weather changes as lake fish.

Chris

"Lee" wrote in message
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The problem is, I can catch bass like crazy in my lake, from 2 to 10
pounds. I live about 1/2 mile from the escambia river in north florida,
and cant catch a bass in there for nothing. what am I doing wrong? Im
using the same lure (worms, redbug and junebug) and doing everything like
I do in the lake, just cant seem to get a bass..


Well, if you're catching bass in the lakes around you, are you fishing where
the fish are living? Lake and river fish will have similar diets, tastes in
lures and feeding habits so the same lures should work well.

Try looking for current break areas, stumps, trees, thick weeds, anything
that will deflect current and will hide a bass.
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