Catching Largemouth Bass in Murky Water

Catching Largemouth Bass in Murky Water

Dark water and bass fishermen do not get along very well. We're
talking about dark, milk-chocolate colored water. Some rivers have
very dark water and many lakes and ponds will get very dark after a
strong thunderstorm. If the water is just slightly stained, fishing
should be somewhat normal. When the water gets very dirty, it
affects the vision of a bass and it makes fishing much tougher.

To succeed in these situations, try using large, flashy, and noisy lures
such as spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and jigs. You want to cause some
sort of disturbance in the water so the bass can see your bait and eat
it. Adding a trailer will help you put more fish in the boat also.
Anglers that fish a lot of dark water know that bass will go to eat your
lure and slightly miss it or even completely miss it. You end up setting
the hook and nothing is on the end of line except your lure. Bass jigs
work extremely well in dark water; especially shallow water. We've
seen 3 to 4 pound bass hit a jig a couple of feet in front of an angler
just working the jig slowly along the shoreline.

Our best advice would be to try using your search baits to find fish
and then slow down with a big dark-colored jig. Work it slow. Stay
close to cover and expect to get some bites just before you pick the
lure up out of the water. (this is much more common when fishing
from shore as opposed to fishing from a boat).

There are some situations that fishing murky water can actually be
much better. If you haven't learned how to take advantage of fishing
spillways, take a look at the spillways section to see how fish are
attracted to these areas.

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