Story & Photos
BY JEN EDGAR
A
aron Britt is no stranger to big fish and impressive
bags; you may remember he just recently brought
home the FLW Rayovac champion trophy
from Clear Lake. A Yuba City local, he has only a few hour drive to
most all of the great northern California lakes and is
known to frequent them often. All in all, a very trusted
and sought out source for consistent knowledge of how
to catch fish wherever he goes. Britt gives us some tips for
targeting the bigger fish in the cold water.
Britt broke down his winter fishing for largemouth
and spotted bass, but much prefers to fish for spots over
largemouth. Spotted bass are the punks of the bass family
and prove so with their aggressive feeding, even in the cold-
water months.
Largemouth get lethargic and feed differently than spotted
bass. Britt says largemouth “would rather eat two or three
descent sized trout in a week than a dozen smaller sized bait
fish.” Spotted bass may weigh on average less in comparison to
largemouth but “they are way more fun to catch,” says Aaron.
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