Bass Australia
Talk to any devoted bass angler and you will probably find that one of their favourite forms of fishing is top water action.
Nights spent on silent streams with only the sounds of your own movements, combined with any local wildlife is great in itself, but when the sound gets shattered by a boofing bass it can turn even the most skeptical angler into an addict. Just about any riverine water that holds bass is a potential hotspot yet very few lakes have a reputation for being surface producers.
Bass however are usually a more social species. Reaction strikes are usually violent affairs with the fish running on all cylinders. To get the best from surface fishing for bass, thinking anglers try to use a combined approach to getting a fish to take a lure from the surface. Here’s a great way to approach it… Become intimate with your stretch of river, creek or lake. Get to know where all of the fallen trees, weed-beds, rock bars and overhanging trees are so that you can easily recognize them in low light conditions.
