There are tons of articles written about fishing impoundment lakes, most of them are in the Southern U.S. There are few books written for fishermen who fish in Northern lakes. Bass fishing is not as popular on Northern lakes, more fishermen go for Walleyes, Pike, and panfish. Bass fishing is getting more popular every year though because bass are more of a sport fish and not so much for eating.
There are many things about catching bass that are the same no matter where you fish for them, but there are some that are different on natural lakes. In Northern natural lakes, we don’t have creek channels in most lakes, nor do we have old roadbeds and underwater cliffs or flooded forests.
Most northern natural lakes are a leftover from glaciers. The lakes have sloping bottoms that follow the shoreline. Most of the lakes also don’t have the same in lake structure as southern Impoundments.
Most natural lakes are less than 50 feet deep, and most of the fish attracting structure will be in 20 feet or less. One of the huge advantages to this is you can eliminate most of the lake from fishing before you even get there because the fish will not be in the deep flat bottom areas.
I have been bass fishing for over 30 years and have caught thousands of bass. Almost all of my fishing has is in fertile northern lakes with weeds and structure visible from the surface. You can fish without a depth finder and catch fish, but it is a tool worth having. It helps to be able to see the bottom with the depth finder, and it will give you the ability to eliminate even more of the non productive water of the lake.
In the process of Bass fishing, I have caught many other species of fish as well. Northern Pike, walleyes, perch, crappies, sunfish, and even a couple of carp.
The tips and advice in this book I have learned over my years of fishing, and reading everything I can, and I want to share it with you. I have also watched Bass fishing videos for all of those 30 plus years. The tips in this book will help you be a better bass fisherman anywhere, but will help you most in northern natural lakes and rivers.