Anglers should always have a contingency plan for weather fronts. Especially if the wind blows out of the north, we want to find a place to hide while at the same time finding super thick cover where frontal fish like to hide.
The days preceding the approaching front can be great fishing days but the days following can cause fish to get lethargic and slow the bite tremendously. The corresponding change in barometric pressure seems to cause fish to want to get deeper in the water column and to tuck in tighter to cover. I don’t think anyone knows precisely why but that is a trend that has played out many times for us over the years.
It’s no secret that cold fronts cause fish to draw closer to channel edges and structure. And anglers will have to be prepared to follow if they want to catch them.
Kris Mann follows the Crappie USA trail with his dad, Terry. They are the 2017 and 2018 CUSA Angler Team of the Year where consistency wins out over total numbers. Over the last two years, they have followed their passion to fish crappie tournaments on 15 different lakes and rivers in six different states.
