6 Reasons Why June Is The Best Month for Bass Fishing

[Glenn]

New article - do you agree?

https://www.bassresource.com/fishing/june-best-month.html

[GreenPig]

Excellent article but below is our week in Ga.

[king fisher]

June is the best month for me for two reasons.  The most important reason is I can get time off of work to go fishing in June.  The second reason is the water where I live is very low in June.  Concentrating the fish on predictable structure and cover.   It hasn't rained since October.  Rainy season is in full spring by July and the reservoirs fill up fast.  

[Catt]

My most productive month is August.

[jamesfishing]

June does seem like a great month for bass fishing up here in the Northeast too. The water's still a bit cool which the bass like, and there's plenty of topwater action at dawn and dusk. I also find them really active around any structure like docks or weedlines as they're feeding up before the spawning season. You're right that conditions can vary in different regions - some areas may see better fishing later in summer. Either way, it's always refreshing to get out on the water this time of year. Tight lines!

[Mike L]

Totally depends on where you live. 
June down here is the beginning of the summer doldrums if you don’t know your waters. 
 

Pick em..Early Dec through late April.
Again, depends on where you live. 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

[Koz]

17 hours ago, GreenPig said:

Excellent article but below is our week in Ga.

It’s been that way for almost two weeks and the forecast for the next two weeks is the same.

 

Worse yet, no rain. It’s brutal out there.

[Swamp Girl]

I too like the longer days, but I don't know if June is the best, year after year. I think I'd have to log all the bass I catch and compare the data after ten years or so to know. 

 

@jamesfishing, who lives in the Northeast, wrote:

 

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 I also find them really active around any structure like docks 

 

I also live in the Northeast and while I fish docks, I can't remember catching a single bass off of one. Not one. I cast to them because everyone casts to them and I'll keep casting to them and likely keep failing. 

[OmegaDPW]

2 hours ago, Koz said:

It’s been that way for almost two weeks and the forecast for the next two weeks is the same.

 

Worse yet, no rain. It’s brutal out there.

 

 I'm with you guys. The bite right now in my favorite pond is just about dead. I went both days this weekend from 0600-0930 and that was enough. Total of 5 fish over those two days. The pond is super low (and it's a very shallow pond to begin with). Right now, June is my least favorite month to catch fish.

[Pat Brown]

July and August are much better for me.

 

June is basically the post spawn funk for the majority of the fish that were with the bedding program all spring + lure fatigue sets in bigly in NC.

[IcatchDinks]

June is my best month this year: 

 

[A-Jay]

When there's fisherman friendly weather conditions (insert safe)

April is the the best time for big fish for me here.   August comes in at a close second.  The weather conditions are obviously far more pleasant and the bass can be a bit more spread out.  However that simply means A-Jay gets to chunk & wind All Day ! 

Fish Hard.

A-Jay 

 

[T-Billy]

July and August are better for me as far as the summer bite goes.  There's also a window when some big's come shallow in late August/early September. That said, April and November are my favorite big fish months.

[Swamp Girl]

Upon reflection, I think all the soft water months are good. Last year, I measured, weighed, and counted four-pounders and up. This year, I just take a quick pic and release them, but I've caught a bunch in May and June of this year and I expect I'll catch a bunch in July, August, September, and October too. April and November are more challenging, but bass can still be caught in these cooler months too.

 

2 minutes ago, T-Billy said:

That said, April and November are my favorite big fish months.

 

^This^ reminds me that my reality isn't everyone's reality. 

[T-Billy]

@ol'crickety The fish are at their heaviest in April and November around here. Full of eggs in April and fattened up on shad for winter in November. Neither month is a numbers game for me, it's all about the big bite.

 The weather's often not the most pleasant those months either, so I have plenty of elbow room. I much prefer to be out there when most others aren't. 

[Swamp Girl]

31 minutes ago, T-Billy said:

@ol'crickety The fish are at their heaviest in April and November around here. Full of eggs in April and fattened up on shad for winter in November. Neither month is a numbers game for me, it's all about the big bite.

 The weather's often not the most pleasant those months either, so I have plenty of elbow room. I much prefer to be out there when most others aren't. 

 

That all makes sense, Tim. You know my approach, Tim: Catch as many as possible and I'll catch some nice ones along the way. And, along the way,...

 

...fish happy!

[detroit1]

May is my best catching month. Late april or early june comes next.

[Zcoker]

All depends on location, body of water, etc. Here in south Florida, for example, many areas are controlled by water management districts who regulate the water flow and water levels. During June the water levels can be significantly raised, literally killing the fishing. Yet the fishing can be good when they are doing it because of the high flowing current. But that only last as long as the gates are kept open, which can be a few days or a maybe even a week. After that, things have to settle. The bass spread out. They have to re-adjust, which can sometimes take months. They also close certain world class fisheries for routine maintenance. Headwaters Lake, for example, was closed most of June for vegetation management, ie nuking, which can kill the fishing, taking months to recover. So June here in south Florida has a lot going on which is not necessarily favorable for great outcomes. 

[Swest18x]

Funny.... maybe I'm fishing wrong (probably) but June is hands down my worst month up here (excepting true winter December through March when i dont fish at all). I feel like fish coming off spawn are in a funk, cottonwood and algae gums up my one fishery something awful, I catch way more fish in April for sure and come late August,  the smallmouth bite is ON. I caught almost 500 bass last year, only 33 in the month of June.