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ate summer is even worse as the temps
increase, water and air, making it tough on
the Bass and fisherman/woman. i have
learned over the last 30 years of chasing bass ,that the fish are fairly easy to figure out - in a
way to get very close to what they may be thinking,
if you just try to give it some of your own rational
thought.
For instance, if it were 110 degrees outside most
don't have the energy to be outside doing much of
anything. However if you're inside an air-conditioned
room just hanging out relaxing you're more likely
ready to reach out and grab a snack, or at least
under the misters at the lake on the back deck of a
houseboat, then maybe a snack would sound good
in the heat. This leads me to my point of looking for a
place that would likely be a cool comfort zone for a big
bass that is an easy place to grab a snack or a meal
with little stress.
The funny thing is, the big fish have made their
living at this for years and know right where to go
time after time. all you have to do is figure that out
and you got ‘em.
The other part of the puzzle is, most would agree
that the highest percentage of big fish live in the top 5
feet of water or less most of the time but especially in
the summer. once water temps are 70 plus and in many
case 80 plus the oxygen content becomes very low.
Places like Clear lake can be deadly for bass in
shallow areas during the summer because the oxygen
gets low. The phenomenon of algae blooms happen
which suck the oxygen out of the water so quickly
that it can drop the level so low it will kill all the fish
in that area within minutes. i know. i have watched
entire slough’s and bay’s oxygen level drop to deadly
levels several times. it was very bizarre to see fish
dying everywhere where 1/2 hour before i just caught
several fish in the same area.
So the other side of that story is, as the wind
blows or the evening approaches, the cooling of the
surface sucks the oxygen right back into the water.
That's why night fishing in the summer is often better.
However the depth of that cooling depends on how
long it remains cool. Usually short lived in the summer,
this is why shallow fish will move around always
looking for shade or wind in the summer.
i wanted to explain this a little to you so it will make
sense as to where i have been successful in finding big
bass in the summer.
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