Short session bass surprise

I wet a line today at a local lake and found some bass in very shallow water. I caught two on polar Fibre minnows and missed a few.The biggest hit my fly in water barely deep enough to cover its back. The leaves are starting to grow back on the trees around our house so spring is obviously very close. The weather was overcast but stable with little to no wind.

I started the day fishing a black fritz about 2.5 meters underneath a large madam X, using the top fly as a form of indicator. In the States one very successful method for cold water fishing is called float n fly. They use a float that suspends a jig or weighted fly to fish very slowly up to a depth of 13 feet. I tried the technique, all be it in fly form, but to no avail. Walking around the lake I spotted a lot of very nervous bait fish and reeds being knocked over which told me that maybe the bass where on the feed much shallower than I thought. playing a hunch I changed tactics. I missed a few that slashed at my polar fiber minnow before eventually one latched on properly.It was not huge but was very welcome. A bit later and I spotted a wake very close to shore. I made a few casts into the area before being rewarded with a viscous take.

 

So how's that for nice winter bass surprise?