Are You a Warm Weather Angler? Take This Quiz to Find Out
Are You a Warm Weather Angler? Take This Quiz to Find Out
Catching fish through the dog days of late summer can be tough. Fish don't like the heat and neither do you but, if you have the know how and skills you can catch bass when it's hot and when they go deep.
Catching fish through the dog days of late summer can be tough. Fish don't like the heat and neither do you but, if you have the know how and skills you can catch bass when it's hot and when they go deep.
Warm water tends to make bass sluggish and lethargic requiring slow presentations to entice a strike.
To target bass at night, you should:
How high can the water temperature get before bass activity may be negatively impacted?
What is a “thermocline?”
In lakes with threadfin shad as important bass forage, where do you look for the baitfish on warm sunny days in the summer?
When the weather gets hot, all of the bass in the lake will go deep.
When water is 80 F or higher, what can you do to keep bass in your livewell in best condition for weigh-in and release?
Turn over is a mid-summer condition on all lakes that makes catching bass nearly impossible.
An important skill to master for fishing bass in warm water and bright sun is:
A great place to find bass in warm water conditions is:
When fishing a soft-bodied frog bait over thick slop cover when a bass blows up and misses. You should:
Smallmouth bass have different preferences. In hot summer weather look for concentrations of smallies:
Warm air temperatures impact bass’ willingness to bite nearly as much as water temperature.