Bass Fishing at Night

By Scott Suggs

Growing up, I couldn’t wait for summer to arrive. For me, summer meant longer days to do all the fishing and hiking and camping that I wanted to do. But as I travel the country as a professional angler, I realize that to a large portion of the country summer means one thing: blazing heat. When the temperature reaches into the triple digits, most people would rather retreat to the air-conditioned comfort of home instead of enjoying the outdoors. Unfortunately, that means a lot of people are left without someone to take them on the water and introduce them to the great sport of fishing.

But fishing in the summer doesn’t mean you have to melt. When the sun goes down and the temperature starts to dip there are still plenty of fish to be caught. Night fishing is not only a great way to stay cool and get more people into the sport, but it’s also a great time to catch fish.

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Catch Schooling Bass

By Jay Yelas

It might be summertime, but did you know that bass have already gone back to school? Back to schools of baitfish, that is. That’s because there are huge clouds of baitfish everywhere. The baitfish that hatched earlier in the year are now the ideal size for bass forage. And sometimes during the day, bass will tear through these schools devouring as many as they can. When bass are targeting schools of baitfish like this, they can make easy targets for anglers.

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Cranked Up About Fluorocarbon

By Boyd Duckett

If you respool your reels as much as I do, I hope you stocked up on some extra fluorocarbon line recently because it’s summer and you’re going to need it.

Summertime fishing conditions are different from any other time of the year. Much of this centers around water clarity. In short, summertime brings about some of the year’s clearest water conditions. Unlike the spring when most places receive much of their rainfall, the summer is usually dry and free of precipitation. This results in less runoff and clearer water. Also, summer brings about rapid growth in shoreline vegetation, which filters the water. Plus, summer fish are usually more finicky about what they eat. All this boils down to fish a better look at your bait.

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Topwater Time

By Hayley Lynch

Along with warm temperatures and long days, summer brings topwater action to bass anglers. Now is one of the best times of the year to catch fish on surface presentations.

“When fish are more active because of warmer temperatures this time of year, they are more likely to feed on the surface,” said Dave Dreves, a fisheries research biologist for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. “A lot of people think when it’s hot, the fish don’t feed as much. Well, their metabolisms are higher, so they have to eat.”

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