Early summer tips?

[weknowhowtolive]

I posted in the Central forum about my upcoming trip to Texas.

Its supposed to be hot, and I've figured out what im going to be using, but I'm wondering about presentation, color and depth.

I'm figuring the lake will be slightly lower and stained. I'm gunna use some dark tubes, i got some dark CrawBugs which im thinking I'll rig on a stand up jig head, i have some dark senkos, and some frogs and buzzbaits.

I'm wondering if the lilypads are going to be productive when its 95 degrees outside, or if the fish will have moved deeper? Should I bother with frogs and tubes in 5-7 feet water or should I move deeper with carolina rigs and the crawbugs?

Sorry about the confusing questions haha, i'm new to fishing bass in the summer from a boat.

[Brian_Reeves]

Which lake? That little tidbit can mean a lot sometimes

EDIT:::  Scratch that up above

For early summer fishing on smaller lakes, I like to start the day with poppers, buzzbaits, and shallow crankbaits.  As the day wears on, I'll gradually move towards either deep structure (humps, points, depressions, creek beds, etc) or shallow shade near deep water or transition areas.  I'll target those areas with jigs and soft plastics, preferring action tailed lures such as curl tail worms or curly tail craws like the rage tail.  Deeper crankbaits and heavy spinnerbaits are also dynaminte this time of year.

I'd say 90% of my summer fishing is done quickly with nearly all of my lures weighing at least 1/4oz, but more often than not, above that.

[weknowhowtolive]

Its a private lake. I've only fished it a few times and always in October/November.

http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/weknowhowtolive/?action=view&current=Lakephoto.jpg

[BassinBoy]

Thats a nice lake. Its got some nice points so fish some of those with crankbaits and plastics. Also see what type of structure comes of that island. I can garentee that the island will be a hotspot for summer bass. Look for dropoffs that come of it. Another thing I noticed was some docks. Fish those senkos near them. There are some really nice docks and a lot of them actually. If I were you look around that island with crankbaits and those docks should be dynamite for early summer fishing.  If there are any weeds then try frogs in those.  Good luck, let us know how you do

[EastTexasBassin]

I'd start the morning with a buzzbait.  Cast it right up on the bank and start the retrieve right from the water's edge.  The bass are going to be up really shallow until the sun starts getting really bright.  On my last trip I caught a lot of really nice bass in about a foot of water in the early morning hours.  If there's cloud cover, keep throwing the buzzbait until 11am or so.  Once the sun comes out, move a little deeper but not much.  On the small lake I've been fishing (east texas) we've been catching most of our fish in 4 to 6 feet of water.   Throw some Fat Ikas around deeper water structure during the hottest part of the day. (if you can stand the heat)

Good luck!

[Paul Roberts]

Don't know your waters, but in mine, I have one thing to say:

Bluegill spawning colonies .

[Bass XL]

Spooks, spooks, and....spooks.