Frisch: Match the hatch for bass

Frisch: Match the hatch for bass

The concept of “matching the hatch” when fishing refers to using lures that are similar in color to the forage that game fish are feeding on. Matching the hatch can be important when bass fishing. Here are three examples from my fishing last summer. In July, we were in northern Minnesota fishing Pelican Lake near Orr. Pelican Lake is a world class fishery for both largemouth and smallmouth bass. Adam Van Tassell owns Birch Forest Lodge on the la…