September through November on Southern impoundments with good shad populations consistently produce the fastest fishing action of the year. While spring bassin’ yields more trophy bass, numbers of bass caught daily is consistently at its zenith in the fall.
Although deep water can also produce a lot of good fish in the fall, I typically focus on the shallows early and late each day, remaining shallow all day if the weather is breezy and/or cloudy. Bass key on shad in the fall and they’ll follow the baitfish all the way to the very backs of creeks. Typically, if you find areas with a lot of baitfish, the bass will be nearby. Bass move daily following the concentrations of shad and fish, so your best fishing areas will change regularly throughout the fall. Essentially, I cover lots of water with moving baits until I start getting bit, then slow down and thoroughly work the area over, trying multiple baits once a school is located.
My favorite topwater is a Lucky Craft Gunfish because it combines the walk of a Sammy and the spit of a popper, so I can mix in aggressive and subtle actions to trigger both active and inactive bass.
For locating fish fast, spinnerbaits, topwaters, swimbaits, and crankbaits work best. Choose shad color schemes, primarily whites and chromes, and work these baits fast with erratic stop and go retrieves to trigger strikes from active fish.
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