A Proven Bass Catching Fall Pattern

Proven Bass Catching Fall Pattern. If you were to ask any serious bass fisherman what’s the number one thing they look for during the fall when fishing a large lake or reservoir, nearly all would tell you the number one thing would be baitfish! It’s a case of the predator following its prey. During this period of the year, baitfish like the Alewive are the perfect size and tend to concentrate in huge schools. They’re much easier to locate than individual bass. Find them and you’ll usually find several bass. It’s not uncommon to limit out by just following a large, single school of Alewive.


During the fall, as water temperatures begin to cool down, Alewive are the first to migrate to the coves, hollows and creek arms. Guess who’s following soon after? That’s right — the bass! Often, you’ll be able to see the baitfish just below the surface with your naked eye. This is where polarized sunglasses can really pay off. Sometimes they’ll be churning the surface with bass hot on their tails. Other times, you’ll need to locate them and the depth they’re using on your depth finder. This is one of the most dependable of all fall bass patterns, and surprisingly, a high percentage of bass fishermen don’t realize that so much centers around baitfish during this time of year.

Unless a cove is particularly large, with plenty of deep water, it will produce the greatest number of fish in the spring or fall months of the year. Coves are far more protected than an open lake, and for that reason they’ll warm up much more quickly in the spring and cool off faster in the fall. These temperature differences between a typical cove and the main lake are enough to attract baitfish in a big way. The bass will not only shadow the baitfish for food, but most times find the water temperature more to their liking, making them more active than those in the warmer waters of the main lake. I hope you all try this Proven Bass Catching Fall Pattern.