2 Must-Try Tactics for Fishing Water Willow
Alan McGuckin
Arguably one of bass fishing’s best shallow-water habitats, water willow gives anglers an opportunity to catch giant bass even in the heat of the summer.
It grows just about anywhere and while even hardcore bass anglers often fail to know its name, what they know for sure is that from mid-spring through autumn it’s unequivocally one of the best shallow water largemouth habitats on the planet.
Water willow—or scientifically—Justicia americana.
“When I see it, I immediately think about how many bass they catch out of it along the Coosa River on swim jigs,” said former Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Champ, Matt Lee of Alabama. “Year after year, swimming a 3/8-ounce jig with a bluegill-colored Strike King Menace as a trailer is one of the most reliable shallow water bites you can get on.”
