Getting Out In The Heat!

[5 Dollar Fishing Game]

I will be hitting the water tomorrow for the first time in about a week. Temperatures here in central North Carolina have been 90° to 95° consistently for the last week and a half. The last time we had rain was about a week ago. Water temperature is about 85°, clear, with a sunny day and 5-10 mph winds. What should I aim for with the lures? Big pond about 15 acres. I'm thinking early am about 8 am to about 2 pm. Top water and swim baits? Floating worms???

[papajoe222]

If you have other time periods to choose from, you may want to do so.  The heat of the day will be tough on you and the sun and water temp. will keep the bass from roaming and therefore their strike zone will be very small.  If you can, the period around sun-up or sun-down may find them a little more cooperative.

If you stick with that time period you have basically two means of getting bit. A slow, small(er) presentation, or a fast one.  A 4in. wacky rigged worm is a good choice for the first and a buzzbait or spinnerbait waked just under the surface is an option for the second.  A heavy jig with a compact trailer that falls quickly would be another reaction presentation.              Good Luck and have fun.  Don't forget to stay hydrated.

[Hyrule Bass]

went to Halifax County NC this past weekend. boys down there been catching them from ponds on june bug senkos and purple curly tail worms. they been fishing in the mornings. id try a spinnerbait also. i got a friend there who i havent fished with in awhile used to always pull 5 and 6lb bass out of ponds by dead sticking a weightless t-rigged berkley red shad shakey worm. he would prop his rod on a tree or something and leave the bail open, fish the pond with another rod and just watch the red shad worm line until it started moving and run over there. he taught me a lot about fishing and was the first i had ever seen use a drop shot.

[5 Dollar Fishing Game]

Just had the schedule open up. Will be headed out at sun up!!!!! :-)

[Gary0155]

I fished out in the heat of the day today. It was about 90 degrees. I caught everything on a Texas rigged 7.5 worm.

[Bluebasser86]

Once it gets hot out and the water gets warm, I start fishing the night shift. Much more comfortable, much less pressure, and the bass are much more willing to cooperate. 

[Raul]

90 to 95 ..... It don' t get fun 'til it reaches 100.

[OroBass]

90 to 95 ..... It don' t get fun 'til it reaches 100.

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[frogflogger]

One of my best frog trips was 90 air temp - 86 water temp - oxygen comes into play at those temps and drives the fish shallow under the mats or pads, (in some waters) - one of my clients bested his pb 5 times that day - most fish from 10 am to 2 pm.

[ABW]

Went out yesterday in 93 degree weather, caught a majority of the fish on a texas rigged Power Worm in red shad.

[PersicoTrotaVA]

I fished all day yesterday.  My one and only bite was in the heat of the day on a 3/8 oz hack attack jig with a Rage Tail chunk.  I didn't get the fish to the boat but it was the biggest fish I ever hooked into.  Heat of the day fishing is tough but that's when the big ones bite.

[TNBassin']

I wish we had some ponds around here. Tough finding the fish this time of year on a 30k+ acre lake.

[OroBass]

I've got both oroville lake and ponds. I feel bad for the guys up in Washington.

[OroBass]

90 percent of the fish live in 10 percent of the water