t34sos4933e Loc: Athens,GA.

Hey Pros: Need tips for hot weather fishing for retired beginner in Athens,GA. area.

Paul britton Loc: Carlsbad nm

I actually lived in dalton ga for a few years what tips you need

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

Welcome to the Forum, t34, About the only good suggestion that I have is to make sure you do not run out of beer.

Eyecrosser Loc: Camdenton Mo. Lake of Ozarks.

T34. You have some great lakes close to you: Dekle lake, Lake Chapman & Lake Herrick; in addition to the Broad River. All of these are good bass fisheries. I suggest you google “summer bass fishing” on any one of these and see what details come up.
Personally, I am a fan of Lake Altoona and Lanier in Georgia as I Tournament fished on them for many years.
Good luck in your search.
If you have the means, hiring a guide for more information and locations is always a plus.

Catfish hunter Loc: Riggins idaho (Paradise)

Bring lots of ice water and something for shade. Then just drink ice water and sit in the shade till the fish start biting after the sun goes down😂

msmllm Loc: Huntington, WV

That's the best idea - ice water & shade & wait til evening.

badbobby Loc: Humble Texas

you are a man with great wisdom fly

Harris T. Fudpucker Loc: Lafayette, Louisiana

Fish and fisherman think alike, we like the shade, when it gets this hot. The fish will be deeper, and keep hydrated. I bring plenty of water, real cold, I freeze half the bottle and fill it the rest with tap water. In the morning I fish the east side of the bayou, and evenings the west side. Trees keep the shade on me till 10 or so. Then I park the boat under some trees and jig for a while, eat a bite, and decide if it is too hot to stay. LOL

Barnacles Loc: Northern California

Here's one way to fish in hot weather. At least, the bottom half of you is cool!

Harris T. Fudpucker Loc: Lafayette, Louisiana

Not sure if you would fish that way here, good idea, at least the gators think so!!

Able Man Loc: North Coast (Cleveland, Ohio)

I like Harris T.'s idea of freezing 1/2 bottle of water, then filling it, right < leaving the house (or dock)[DID that, years ago!]; I also shake a little table salt on my tongue, between those morning cups of coffee, if I know it's gonna get über-hot.

Ron620DVS Loc: Guntersville Alabama

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What to fish with when it's hot?
When the sun's really beating down, if you're not fishing shade you're not going to get bit. Try running spinnerbaits or buzzbaits along the shade line of a dock, bridge piling, or laydown. Skipping a stick bait or jig way back into the darkest parts of shoreline cover can also be effective.

5 Ways To Catch Bass In Hot Water;

1. Go Deep;

When it gets too hot in your house, what do you do? You probably turn on your A/C. When it gets too hot for a fish to be comfortable, they move to deeper (and cooler) waters. Temperatures just 10 feet below the surface can easily change by 5 to 10 degrees, which is generally enough to make a fish comfortable.

Look for deeper fish by combing structures like points, ledges, ditches, humps, and brush piles with deep-diving crankbaits, Carolina rigs, and football jigs. Bass will often gang up on likely spots to cool off when the water temperature spikes.

2. Fish At Night;

It’s a no brainer that the coolest temperatures each day occur during the night, and the fish know it too. Surface temps can drop up to 3 to degrees at night, making it an ideal time for bass to come up and feed.

Night fishing is especially effective for anglers that enjoy shallow, power fishing techniques. The worm, spinnerbait, and jig bite slows down for most anglers once the heat of summer settles in, but that’s not the case for fishermen willing to brave the darkness. You can power fish till your heart’s content at night and cooler water will have the bass choking your baits in no time.

3. Speed Up;

When the water’s hot, bass seldom feed during the hottest part of the day. For that reason, if you’re going to get bit – it’s usually going to come from a reaction strike. By fishing fast and not giving the fish a good look at your bait, they will strike at it out of instinct instead.

In shallow water, try burning a spinnerbait, buzzbait, or fast twitching a fluke-style plastic jerkbait as fast as possible. Flip and pitch a heavy jig or plastic to maximize the rate of fall. Out deep, try “stroking” a football jig by hopping it hard 3 or 4 feet off the bottom and letting it fall – burning a deep-diving crankbait can also be effective.

4. Find Current;

Another thing people do to find comfort when it’s hot is to turn on a fan. For fish, that equates to finding some current. Current not only contains more oxygenated water, but it also allows bass and other predatory fish a steady stream of food in baitfish that move downstream with the current.

It’s no secret that fish in most power-generating reservoirs bite better when they are generating current. Check with the utility in charge of your local lake and see when the peak power generation times are and plan your fishing trips to overlap. On natural lakes fish the windy side of the lake, as wind generates a natural current that anglers can take advantage of.

5. Fish Shade;

You guessed it, when it’s hot; people like to get in the shade. Bass are no different. Whether it’s the shade from a dock, a laydown, a shoreline willow – whatever. Bass use shade to obscure themselves from both predators and prey, something that savvy anglers should take advantage of.

When the sun’s really beating down, if you’re not fishing shade you’re not going to get bit. Try running spinnerbaits or buzzbaits along the shade line of a dock, bridge piling, or laydown. Skipping a stick bait or jig way back into the darkest parts of shoreline cover can also be effective.




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Hot Weather Fishing;

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And I'm not talking about your favorite salsa or a fresh jalapeno pepper. I'm talking about bass fishing in the heat of the day on a sweltering, hot day in south Texas. There is nothing like south Texas heat. You go to bed, it's still 100 degrees or more, wake up at 5:00 a.m. and it's a chilly 85. No there's nothing quite like it. But south Texas bass are accustomed to the heat, more so than fishermen. At least they don't sunburn like us crazy fishermen.


Every year I see the same scenario. Spring comes and goes real quick. Then the heat sets in and the fishing slows way down for a while. Then about the middle of June, it starts to pick up once again. I actually catch more big bass here on Amistad during the months of June, July, and August than any other time. For years on Lake Amistad all you needed was your favorite topwater lure during the first few hours of the day. But over the past two summers at least for me, the topwater bite has really been off. The Rat-L-Trap bite has, on the other hand, been real good. My favorite time to throw a Rat-L-Trap is from first light until about noon, sometimes a little later, but usually by noon it's time to start pitching a jig into the grass or dragging a Carolina rig along a drop-off.


I try to keep my Rat-L-Trap colors to a few basic ones like "Chrome/Blue or Chrome/Black", and I always use the larger models 3/4- or 1-ounce, and sometimes even the hand-sized striper model that weighs a ton (or so it seems). I throw these baits on a medium action 6-foot, 6-inch rod with a 6-to-1 Quantum reel spooled with 20-pound Green Trilene Big Game. I work these Traps extremely fast, casting up against the edge of the hydrilla and then burning them back to the boat. This will wear your arms out in a hurry, but who cares if the bass are biting? You can rest when you go home.


At first light I will be sitting on a flat with one thing in mind and that is covering water in a hurry until I connect with the first bass. Usually these bass are schooled-up pretty good by this time of year and you can catch several from one spot. If you locate a good spot and catch a few then all of a sudden the action stops, try feeding them a wacky worm. This will get the attention of lazy bass that are not willing to chase a Trap.

On Lake Amistad, and most other south Texas lakes, in the summer you can bet the wind will be blowing at first light. Sometimes it will be downright rough, but that's part of the game in this area. Sometimes the wind is a real pain and holding still is almost impossible. This is when I break out my anchor and toss it into the grass. I have sat as long as four hours in one spot and waited for the bass to come by. If you catch a few in one spot and the action dies, just wait around a little while or change baits and the action will usually pick back up. While anchored, my favorite baits are wacky worms, and Zoom Super Flukes. Just let the wind blow your line around and you might be surprised at what happens. I like to Texas rig flukes with a small weight, either 1/8- or 3/16-ounce, and actually work it like a worm, even dead-sticking it at times.

Between markers 4 and 7 on the Texas side of Amistad you will find lots of grass and constant depth changes. I try to anchor on the edge of the grass in about eight to 15 feet of water and cast into the deeper water. It's amazing how many bass will bite under the boat while you are anchored. If you're patient and willing to sit still for a while, it can really pay off early in the morning. These bass feed on the flats and run in and out of the deeper cuts in big numbers. They are accustomed to hearing trolling motors humming over their heads. I guess this is why they are not scared of an anchored boat sitting on top of them either. I have seen on many occasions that the bite is weak in the early morning hours, but around 10:00 a.m., the bass will turn on for a couple of hours. Take advantage of this small window of opportunity. I remember during many tournaments not having a single keeper in the boat, but by 10:00 having that change quickly.

Over the years on Amistad, hydrilla has taken over as the main source of cover. This is the single greatest thing that has ever happened here. We no longer have to cast at rocks and hidden pieces of cover or structure. Although there are still bass that hold on these structures, the majority have switched to the grass. If you get lucky enough to fish on a rare cloudy day, you can bet the bass will stay active around the grass most of the day. Again a Rat-L-Trap or even a fast-moving spinnerbait worked along the grass edges will produce bass. Most of my biggest bass have been caught during the hottest months, and most were caught around midday.

Hot weather also means hot jig fishing in the grass. Last year was very good to the jig chunkers. Most of the bass fishermen here were using Terry Oldham's 1-ounce jig. Green seemed to be the best color with a craw worm trailer.

Locating bass in the grass with a jig can sometimes be frustrating, everything looks the same, and everything looks fishy. But jigging the grass is like anything else, there will be certain areas that hold the bass and other places that don't. Look for edges close to deeper water. The water here is super clear and the grass grows deep, so horsing them out is the only way. Don't play around after you set the hook. I'm not an expert at jigging the grass, but I know one thing for sure, it's nice and cool under that canopy of green and that's where Mr. Bass spends his time escaping from the sun and ski boats. So get in there and go after them.

Hot weather is downright miserable for some people, but there are others that can stay out in it all day. Sometimes that is what it takes if you want to get bit. When you think about it, Texas is hot all over the state during the summer. In the east they have some pretty miserable humidity, in the west it's downright oven hot. Here in south Texas we get both. How lucky we are. Another downfall to hot weather is dropping lake levels. Across the state you can see it anywhere you look. I'm sure there are several east and north Texas lakes that caught some much-needed water over the winter and spring, but for the most part we are hurting state-wide. On both Falcon and Amistad it has been a long time since we had the luxury of choosing where to launch our boats. We basically need a flood to happen out west and bring a wall of water down the Rio Grande into Amistad. Then that can be released to go down to Falcon. I know there are a lot of fair-weather fishermen out there, myself included, who hate the heat, but if you wait for only nice weather in Texas you will spend a lot time at home. Putting up with the heat is much easier to deal with if the fish are biting. Just remember your sunscreen. Also jumping in the water and cooling off seems to help, for a few minutes anyway.

Some like it hot and some like it cold, but the bottom line is no matter the temperature I have never caught a big old bass sitting at home. Don't let the heat stop you. We have all heard about the dog days of summer and bass with lockjaw. But bass have to eat and we can learn to adjust to their needs. And there are plenty of days down here in the south where those high temperatures seem to turn them on.

You can always go night fishing, if you prefer. It's quiet, it's cooler, and the bass bite good. You have the lake almost to yourself and there are no lines at the boat ramp. There's definitely no sunburn, either. That sounds pretty good. I think it's time to replace the batteries in my flashlight.

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Some people think that the summertime is not the best time to catch bass – much less big bass. The hotter and higher the sun gets, the better sitting in front of the air conditioner begins to sound. It’s during this time of year that too many anglers opt for sipping iced tea instead of fishing.

I fish for a living, so retreating to the climate-controlled house when it gets hot simply is not an option. I have to be able to catch bass in the wind, rain, sleet, snow and the heat. In fact, I really like to catch big fish during the summer. When it’s hot and sunny, bass – like a lot of anglers – like to get in under the edge of a shade line and will feed looking out. The fish will suspend under cover, so what I like to do is get up close and pitch right down the edges, letting the bait free fall.

In the heat, I will target both structure and vegetation. In these environments, I like to pitch a Berkley 4-inch Power Flippin’ Tube or a Berkley Gripper Football Head Jig. In heavy wood, I might go with a 10-inch Berkley Power Worm with a big half-ounce sinker. The big weight is critical at this time to help sink the bait pretty fast, which can go a long way towards making a sometimes sluggish summer bass excited enough to strike. If the bites slow down, try downsizing your bullet weight and do some “finesse flipping” from close range. By flipping smaller weights, you minimize the amount of splash upon your bait’s entry and are less likely to spook the fish. By pitching in front of your boat and staying quiet, you can target bass that are hiding in grass that other anglers couldn’t catch or don’t realize they are there.

When targeting summer bass with these presentations, make sure to keep an eye on your line. When you pitch a big worm and a sinker into heavy cover, you have to watch the line, because when it stops, you want to immediately lift up on it and see if there’s tension or weight. I almost always use Berkley Trilene 100% Fluorocarbon for most of my summer presentations (except topwater lures) because of its manageability, strength and it has little or no stretch so you can strong-arm that big bass out of its shady hangout more easily.

There’s no sure-fire way to catch big bass once summer rolls around. Different presentations work in different places at different times, regardless of season. But being on the water is the first step towards a successful and memorable summer fishing trip. So if you’re out there, find the cover and make sure that you have the gear you need to be able to get them out of it.

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Hot Weather And Big Bass;


I’m writing this a few days before the Fourth of July. Merciless hot weather is right around the corner. The heat will change the behavior of big bass. If you expect to catch them, you’d better make some changes, too.

Please click on link for additional information, Thank You.


https://www.bassmaster.com/ish-monroe/hot-weather-and-big-bass

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