I found a small pond here in washington state last summer with BIG bass...BUT...at the deepest it is 7 1/2 feet...motorized boats simply cannot navigate the THICK milfoil, i have seen canoes even get stuck...watever flows in thru a big pipe and flows out a 5 mile canal into a 25,000 acre reservioir...the water stops flowing around november and no fish can come in or go out.  MANY carp in there this spring so far and some perch and bluegill...I was just curious if anyone thinks any bass would winter in there or if they would travel down to the bigger water for the winter...I don't even know why they would want to be in this shallow water other than to spawn but i have caught HUGE bass all summer and into the fall...wondering if they might be there right now!  PLEASE any feedback would be much appreciated....

I guess I'll post it here too.  ???If the ice doesn't get to thick where it reaches the bottom and if the area has baitfish in it year round then they wouldn't have a reason to move. If the oxygen levels go down and the baitfish move the bass will move with them. It might be an area that goes in cycles. When it warms up and baitfish move in so does the bass. When oxygen levels go down and the bait fish move the bass might follow the bait to the main lake. If you have a mild winter the fish might stay there year round.