A bad day of fishing is always better than the best day at work, and fishing during the worst day of fishable weather is always better than sitting indoors. Whether guiding my guests or leisure fishing solo, I must fish through everything from rain and snow, to heat or cold – and even cold fronts. Cold fronts are more effective at shutting down anglers rather than bass. They are everyone’s top excuse for poor fishing, when in reality it was the angler’s failure to adapt to these environmental changes. Unless critiquing on the bite quality of bass, or when complaining about how the fish suck at eating our baits (common throughout the year), cold fronts are not an excuse for my boat, and they won’t be tolerated.   Whether fishing during unstable pre-frontal or post-frontal conditions, catching fish is going to be a challenging task. With knowledge and alterations to the strategies, the struggle can be avoided. Both bass species are notorious for slowing down after the passage of a cold front – smallmouths especially. They are sensitive creatures, whose lifestyles and personalities are dramatically affected by cold fronts. Catching them in thes