Two of my favorite finesse techniques for catching shallow fish are the drop shot and the wacky rigged soft bait. Most people think of the drop shot as a deep-water technique, but by adjusting the distance in between your hook and your weight you can fish this bait extremely shallow.

While most winter bass live in the main stem of the lake, there are always a few bass living in shallow water, but again, usually adjacent to deeper water.

Shallow water fishing is one type of the many types of fishing. Shallow can mean many different things; shallow lakes, shallow rivers, and most common to fishermen is the shallow ponds with high concentrations of moss. There are many different baits and fishing lures for shallow water fishing such as.

Purse - seining A flat net with floaters on top and weights at the bottom is tied on the boats. The two boats pull the nets as they move towards one another trapping fish in the net. This method is used in shallow fishing grounds.