| Right now is the time to be on the water for bass, in | | | | Getting on lakes in the wee hours of the morning in |
| most of the country. Many people in the US and | | | | the summer is a great way to catch tons of big fish. |
| Canada live in environments that are cold 8 months | | | | While most other fisherman are sleeping off their |
| of the year. And there are basically 4 or 5 months of | | | | Friday night hangovers, you will be skipping down a |
| comfortable fishing weather for anglers. And, | | | | shoreline to your favorite spot. Usually, great fishing |
| sometimes, in the heat of the summer, it is way too | | | | can be had from right before first light to about 2 or |
| hot outside to get a good bite going. Spring and fall | | | | 3 hours after sunrise. Of course, this varies greatly |
| are the best times to go fishing and be somewhat | | | | depending on how hot the day is supposed to be. On |
| comfortable. | | | | hundred degree days, you may be able to fish for |
| In some parts of the US it seems as though winter | | | | only an hour after sun rise, because the day will |
| just ended and we transitioned right into summer. | | | | simply get too hot. |
| What is a fisherman to do. It's like Godilocks, too hot | | | | In the dog days of summer, when day temperatures |
| or too cold. Well, most die hard bass anglers know | | | | are in the upper 90s, you want to be doing a good |
| that in the summer you go fishing at night or in the | | | | deal of night fishing. Don't even leave your house until |
| morning. Roasting in the sun is for the young, and | | | | it gets pitch black outside. Fish often go on feeding |
| inexperienced anglers, who like sunburns and no fish. | | | | frenzies at night when day time temperatures make |
| Most lakes are different bodies of water in the | | | | it too hot to hunt. When you go night fishing for |
| morning and night as compared to the day. In fact, | | | | bass there are a few lures that are excellent |
| on most clear lakes where you can see far out into | | | | producers. One of these lures is any medium sized |
| the water, when morning turns to mid morning, you | | | | crankbait with rattles. Use the lure in shallow rocky |
| can actually see fish cruise out of the shallows and | | | | shorelines that are near deeper water. When bass |
| into deeper water. In the heat of the summer, even | | | | hear these lures ticking of the bottom, and creating |
| if you have a boat to go chase fish into deeper | | | | tons of noise, they will hunt them down with a |
| water they probably will not be interested in doing | | | | ferocity that is not experienced during daytime |
| much eating. | | | | fishing. |