How do bass react to brackish water? I usually fish on some local rivers that run into Lake Ponchatrain (a salt water lake), for those who are familiar with southern LA. I've never caught bass, or even tried to, out in the middle of the lake but I know water in Ruddock (some swampy canals inbetween Lake Ponchatrain and Lake Marupas, which is a smaller more "brackish" lake) and even closer to the mouth's of most of the rivers get pretty "brackish" and I've caught fish in both places. So what happens to the fish when the water gets a little salty? I would imagine the fish to choose a lesser salty area, but I was just wondering if anyone knew if the fish WOULD NOT or could possibly move into the lake under certain conditions.

You would be surprised at the salinity level bass can tolerate; I've caught bass on one cast, speckled trout on the next cast, & bull reds on the next cast. This is very common in areas with strong tidal movements, the salinity levels rise on incoming tides & drop on outgoing tides. During rainy seasons the upper ends of salt water lake will have enough freshwater influx to allow bass to move into the lake itself.