Spring Smallmouth Bass Movements

During these winter months, it gets tough out there on the river. The weather is up and down, with long periods of freezing weather. Small warm-ups offer hope but not much else. When the water conditions are frozen, there is no fishing. Then the snow melts, and it rains, and the water is running high and muddy. Water temperatures are in the mid to upper 30s. Some waters are gin clear. What to do? Well, some of the times that I like to go are during a warm-up, but that might only happen a few...

Sometime around early November or so depending on weather trends is the start of the winter smallmouth season here in western PA. It lasts u