{"id":5886,"date":"2019-11-08T03:20:21","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T11:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/?p=5886"},"modified":"2019-11-08T03:20:23","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T11:20:23","slug":"kayak-fishing-for-largemouth-bass-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/kayak-fishing-for-largemouth-bass-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Kayak Fishing for Largemouth Bass"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The kayak fishing for largemouth bass was really on fire until a few days ago when the fish stopped biting like someone threw a switch. That&#8217;s how it goes. Largemouth bass fishing is big game fishing; you probably won&#8217;t catch twenty of them in one day, so a half dozen fish, or even a couple big ones can constitute a successful fishing day. We did really well for a few days, then not so good for a couple, so I reckon it averages out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The kayak fishing conditions have been perfect. Calm wind, not too cold in the early morning and not to hot in the afternoon. A near perfect setup for kayak fishing in the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/MittryLakeSunrise.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise on Mittry Lake kayak fishing with watermanatwork.com\" class=\"wp-image-5887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/MittryLakeSunrise.jpg 600w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/MittryLakeSunrise-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve been on somewhat of a roll lately, catching a number of nice bass on a lake that can produce great fishing, or just as likely make you spend a day fishing without a nibble. On this morning, we got out fishing for a couple hours before the wind came up to 20 mph shortly after we caught this nice largemouth bass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"478\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/MittryLakeLargemouthBass10-30-19.jpg\" alt=\"Mittry Lake largemouth bass caught by watermanatwork.com kayak fisherman Ron Barbish\" class=\"wp-image-5888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/MittryLakeLargemouthBass10-30-19.jpg 478w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/MittryLakeLargemouthBass10-30-19-239x300.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When the wind subsided, we were in for nearly a week of perfect kayak fishing conditions, primarily, light winds. Unfortunately, the fishing had turned ice cold and we had a tough time getting any kind of fishing action at all. What would cause the fishing to turn around so quickly? That&#8217;s the question every fisherman would like to hear the answer to. Being a river controlled by dams, the lower Colorado River and it&#8217;s wetlands get water from the bottom of the nearby upstream reservoir. Dam water comes out through gates, not normally over the top; the water at the bottom of the reservoir is cold, even in the middle of the desert. This sudden introduction of cold water has a chilling effect on cold blooded fish and often slows or stops the fish from feeding. In addition to the water temperature, there appears to be a widespread algae bloom that has filled the water with free floating algae. If the fish have to suck this algae through their gills, that may irritate them and cause the fish to be inactive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/AlgaeBloom.jpg\" alt=\"River wide algae bloom on the Colorado River\" class=\"wp-image-5889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/AlgaeBloom.jpg 600w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/AlgaeBloom-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever the problem is, we are giving it a day or two to sort itself out and we will be back on the Colorado River looking for those big largemouth bass. 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