OK, doing my regular winter thing today on a small pond [60 acres] today,it always treats me well.

WT 39.4 Deg ice along edges..Sun at my back at 5 oclock,drifting along in 2mph breeze. Had some bass  early and now dried up.

It was cold,ice on braid. So I turned around  to let the sun warm my hands a bit and my   cast to  where I had just fished and drifted  over

produced two bass about 2-2.5 lbs and 2 pickerel==22to 23",on 4 casts

Same rod ,same lure,same,same.===Difference  the sun was at 10:00  X the direction I was casting /retrieving

Question here======could the direction the lure is coming relating to the sun shine make a difference.?

Could be but probably just lure direction more than sun direction. Fish might have been facing a certain way and on the way back you put it in front of there faces. 39 degrees is pretty dang cold so fish probably not moving around much

If the sun's behind you they can see your shadow.If you fish facing the sun they can't.Unless you're casting a long way,it often makes a difference.

The difference might have been from your being more comfortable  letting you get your mojo.  My hat's off to anyone producing in cold climes at this stage.

The time was about noon,so not many shadows as far as I was casting.It was cold ,several shore lines had ice.

Usually more to do with wind direction.

Tom

 

 I fly fished for bonefish for several years - direction of sunlight was of critical importance - Since returning to bass fishing I pay sun light direction and intensity a lot more attention  - it is important in various situations -

most times I would rather be casting into the sun or using the sun to tell me which side of a piece of cover to work first. Of course water clarity, wind and depth of fish come into play; all things in their order of importance

If I have a choice, especially in shallower waters, I prefer the sun in my face & the wind at my back.

 

There have been times where the wind in my face would double my bites.

 

A-Jay

1 hour ago, frogflogger said:

 I fly fished for bonefish for several years - direction of sunlight was of critical importance - Since returning to bass fishing I pay sun light direction and intensity a lot more attention  - it is important in various situations -

most times I would rather be casting into the sun or using the sun to tell me which side of a piece of cover to work first. Of course water clarity, wind and depth of fish come into play; all things in their order of importance

What you and A-Jay said seems to apply to my trip. Thanks. Facing 35 degree wind ain`t easy,so I will have to do it more. 

Lure direction to fish I believe has more to do with current direction, as there is always some current in the water even when it looks "still" on the surface, and it will affect which way the fish are facing.

Keep in mind most predator fish like bass face into the current/waves because that is the direction prey will be coming from. Waves diffuse light and bend it several directions, the underwater world is different then ours! It's easier and more comfortable to cast down wind doesn't mean it's the direction you should be casting to catch more bass.

Tom