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Though some bass always remain close to shore, many bass have start to drift off to deeper creek edges, points and holes once the spawn passes.
One thing to always remember, however, deeper fish will move shallower during the evening, night and early morning periods before drifting back in deeper water during the heat of the day …
A few tips to to help enhance bass fishing success during the summer:
Okay so I am not that great a poet 🙂
For many folks across the country, this summer is starting out just like the winter did… Warmer than normal!
Here in the Midwest, we’re looking a one of our first strings of 90+ temps and it’s only mid-June (I wonder what August will be like!)…
As the air and water temps continue to rise, many bass move offshore to humps, bars and ledges.
Learning how to successfully fish these offshore structures will often mean between a day where you’re catching bass or only a sunburn…
Many bass anglers shy away from using spinnerbaits when fishing clear water lakes and rivers. Part of the reason is that we are taught to use baits resembling natural forage. Just take a quick look in any spinnerbait and it is plain to see it has little resemblance to any bass forage. Even when selecting baits with color patterns mimicking different types of bait, spinnerbaits may look similar in color but lack the size and shape of the actual forage.
Nonetheless spinnerbaits can be highly effective when finished in clear water systems under the right conditions.
Best Conditions to Use Spinnerbaits in Clear Water
Though you can use a spinnerbait any time in clear water,
It’s the time of year when many fishermen will seek big bass as all members of the bass family move to the banks to spawn around the major moon phases during May. The astute bass angler will pay close attention to the major and minor activity periods by studying the alignment of celestial bodies compiled…
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Here we are heading our way into the third month of the year in the north country and most of the bass anglers are really starting to notice the longer days and Sun rising in the afternoon sky. Even in years like this when the local lakes have been frozen for months, feeling the increasing…