The surface temp has been in the mid to upper 80's with air temp in the 90's. Fishing has been slow for the last two weeks even with all this rain we have been getting. I have been trying to find the fish but they are elusive and definately not stacked up, at least where I have looked.
Things that have not worked: dragging a carolina rig in 14 to 19 foot of water with no bites, Throwing a rattle trap in 3 foot of water where I was catching a lot of fish in late June but nothing. I find schools of shad on my Humminbird and fish a fluke threw them and under them and also throw a deep diving crankbait and used a flutter spoon as well to no avail.
I found some structure a thousand or so feet from shore in 8 foot of water and caught a few around it on a drop shot. Next I am gonna try throwing a frog in the lilly pads which is about the last thing I can think of besides using live bait. Any suggestions?
When I lived up outside of Seattle I would night fish for bass in the summer and regularly sliegh them. Caught them mostly on a swimming worm or spinner bait. Up in the NW there is nothing that wants to bite or eat you besides an occasional bear but I never saw one of those swim after anyone, lol.
Now that I am back in my home state and living in Central Florida on the Harris Chain and get to fish almost everyday I see things that keep me from night fishing. Mostly large alligators deter me but I beleive the fishing would be awesome. Especially on a full moon. I have caught some nice fish from the dock at night (up to 6.5 pounds) but going out in my boat at night doesn't seem like real good idea. Anybody do any good bass fish at night in Central Florida? Now these local boys are just plain crazy when it comes to alligators but I rarely see anyone out at night on my lake fishing.
