Mike Surman holds a bass he caught with a crankbait at Lake Okeechobee. Bass will bite a fast-moving crankbait when air and water temperatures are cold. Photo provided
By Steve Waters
Depending on the fish you pursue, cold fronts can be a curse or a
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Mist rose from the sea as temperatures dipped into the 40s across south Palm Beach County on Jan. 23. The next weekend, an even colder front moved through the area, dropping the mercury to 39 degrees in Boca Raton and 37 in West Palm Beach. Accuwea
A sailfish jumps near a boat on Jan. 11, the first day of the annual Silver Sailfish Derby release tournament hosted by the West Palm Beach Fishing Club. Cold weather improved the sailfish action in this year’s Derby. Willie Howard/The Coastal Star
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