Whats Up With Cold Fronts and Bass?
A high-pressure system trailing a cold front is the best of worst situations a bass angler can face. Without fail, this force of nature will temporarily shut down fishing activity and leading the problem is changing barometric pressure. Ask yourself, what does barometric pressure have to do with bass? Does it affect only shallow- water fish? Or does it reach to deepwater bass, as well? Ask these questions, and everybody has an opinion based on personal angling observations. For better understanding cold fronts, anglers need to know what barometric pressure is and how it can affect fishing activity. Simply, barometric pressure as nothing more than a measurement of pressure, which is nothing more than the weight of air above a certain point — in this case a lake or body of water. Generally, a front passes through the area and pressure rises. Cold air is denser and therefore heavier than warm air. When a cold front comes through, heavier air replaces lighter air. Also, dry air is heavier
