Fishing After A Heat Wave?

[BassAssassin726]

So we just had a heat wave this week in the northeast. Temps were almost 100 for 3 straight days. Going to the quarry lake tomorrow morning early. Hoping to get there before sun up. Any tips on catching bass after a major heat wave? Tomorrow is going to be sunny, highs in the upper 80's. Northwest winds 10-15mph. The quarry is a small deep, clear water lake. Lots of logs and trees strewn along the bank. Ill probably be on the bank, bot sure if were taking the boat out. Im planning on starting with a big old Havoc Ribbon Tail worm on my spinning rod. On my baitcasters im gonna have ablack and blue jig on one and a deep diving crank on the other. Any other useful tips? Im sure the fish will be tight to cover. Any tips or help would be greatly appreciated.

[BassAssassin726]

Also, we are getting showers and thunderstorm tonight and some after midnight.

[mikey5string]

ill be doing the same thing up here in CT. I am going to do what I usually do...T-rigged or weightless soft plastics, jigs, spinnerbaits and I always have a wacky senko on standby. Always casting to cover/structure. Weeds, trees, brush, anything. Bass are almost always in cover, the heat wont bother them. Remember they are in the water and its a lot cooler even a few feet down. Their metabolism also speeds up in the hotter months so they will need to eat more, more often.

Look for shady spots like under overhanging trees, docks and pads. Also look for shallow flats that lead to deeper water.

Slow down presentation. Let the bait sit for as long as you can stand it then hop it/twitch it and repeat.

I always prefer creature baits & worms before baitfish type baits. I think a bass would much rather snag slow moving prey than chase down baitfish. That is, unless you can see baitfish

clouds in the water. Then I would throw a crank, buzzbait or spinner around them.

The rain may stir up the bottom and create stained water adjacent to clear water. Cast there. Run off from streams, pipes...cast there too.

Check this video out. Its about big bass and the mid-day summer heat:

[new2BC4bass]

Thanks for the video. I've seen roadwarrior and a couple others post about catching their biggest fish during mid day. Kind of thought it was an abnormality. Guess I will have to change my mind. Caught my biggest bass in the morning. Don't know the time, but it was a typical bright sunny, hot day in Florida.

[0119]

Down here in Fl. the hotter it gets, the more finesse I use. Everything here is shallow, never deeper than 6'. So shade is the key or where ever water is entering such as drainage pipes etc. The only exception to finesse is using live bait and night fishing.

[Fishing Rhino]

I went fishing with a buddy yesterday at a Cape Cod Pond. According to the book, the fishing should have been so so. Hardly a breath of air stirring, the third day of temps in the 90s. Water temp 73 degrees and up.

Fished it the same as I had the week before when it was breezy with temps in the 60s, and the fishing was fantastic. Water temp was 63 - 65 degrees.

The fishing was just as good yesterday, fishing the same places, the same baits, the same presentations. We caught a ton of smallmouth, many largemouth, a few large pickerel, some large yellow perch, one red ear sunfish, and one white perch.

[Bluebasser86]

Deep, clear water, post frontal conditions after extreme heat. I'd be looking deep with drop shots or shakeyheads around structure or cover. If that doesn't work try fishing a moving bait fast for a reaction strike.

[slonezp]

I have caught fish all day long this spring/summer and it has been unusually warm this year. The morning bite has been on moving baits and the late morning/afternoon bite has been finesse fishing. Fish have also been predictable, meaning they are located where they are supposed to be. My advice to you is to learn your water. Where are the fish supposed to be? During the summer a bass will use most anything for cover. A dock, a lily pad, a Jagermeister bottle(true story), a slight change in depth, or deep drops and thick slop. Learn the water you fish. Then learn it again next year and so on. Fish are predicitable.