Bass in winter

[alletec]

My father and I will be on Tany in January for trout but I like to bass fish when the trout are slow. Can any one tell me what the bass are doning in the winter? I bass fish in the summer months but never in the winter. I would think they would move up stream to look for warmer water, is this true?

Alletec

[MOBass]

You couldn't call this past week winter but I found fish on main lake boat docks this past Friday. Two weeks prior we couldn't get a fish off a dock and found them on bluff banks. I haven't fished any of the creeks lately. If January continues to be mild I would probably give the boat docks and bluffs a try first and then start looking up the creeks after those two options. I did find some white bass and small LMB down by Forsythe a few weeks ago. The water temp dropped a little and they took a powder. If there were a series of warm days I would probably go looking for them again.

[alletec]

MOBass,

Thanks for the info. Would the bass be down stream of Branson or up stream?

What type of baits? I just read the article in Bassmasters about Football jigs in Ozark lakes, thought I might try some of them.

I always look for smallmouth bass but have not found any yet. Do you have any advice for smallies.

Thanks again.

Alletec