Blue Bird Skies/Warm Weather Fishing?

[Hop]

What are the best tactics for catch bass when the skies are perfectly clear, the water is calm, and the air temperature is in the 80s. It seems like conditions like this are the hardest for me to catch fish.

By the way I do have to fish from the shore.

[brian_82]

With the bright sky the fish will probably be holding tight to structure, under piers, logs, lilly pads etc. they may not be actively feeding so a reaction bait or a easy offering may be the ticket.

[Matt Fly]

Hop,

    Blue bird days with calm water makes the fish leary.    Most of the time, fish are holding very tight to the cover.     With the summer and heat pushing water temps up, I like deep water, thick vegitation, and anything that offers them shade mid-morning on.

What this means to me is:   I have to get my baits in tight to the cover where the fish are.   Most of the time, a bass will not move to far out of concealment to persue a bait.  

Hookem

Matt  

[George Welcome]

The key is find the fish and bluebird skies won't matter:

[roadwarrior]

With blue bird skies on the hottest days of the year, my best fishing is in the middle of the day (10:00 AM-3:00 PM) fishing soft plastics (6" Senko, Fat Ika and El Gordo tubes) slow, on structure in deeper water.

[Lucky Craft Man]

RW stole a little of my thunder, but when I see conditions as you desribed, I grab my G Loomis Senko Rod and throw Tiki Sticks in small holes in the weeds or on the edge of weeds all day long.  I look forward to those days.

[Hop]

Thanks for all the advice.

[Catt]

As George stated its all about location, any time I'm faced with adverse weather conditions I head off shore.

[eastkybass]

I have been stuck on shore like you up until this year so I never had the option of going deep so I always found the thickest cover and would work baits as close to it as I could.  shallow running cranks, small spinners, and small worms and other soft plastics.  You will find that it might be a little more search envolved than you would normally have to do but there are still fish up shallow.  I also like to be out there either early in the morning or late in the day and work a top water before the sun gets to high up.  

I hope this helps good luck.

[Catt]

The second picture of me with a 10+ was caught off the bank  

[roadwarrior]

WOW!

Catt,

Those are some impressive bass. Nice pics, too.

8-)

[tuxdaddy]

What no top water on blue bird days ?!?!?  

Why not ???

I've had a few good days with topwater on the blueburd days, but that was just my experience, and I was able to see schools of baitfish jumping and what not...

Just my 2 cents...

[flyphisher #]

I'd start out with a buzzbait(especially mid-day) and slow-rolling a spinnerbait.....then......

Summertime bank fish is one situation, that you cant beat a carolina rig.Especially on water that sees more boat fishing than bankbeating, gives a diffent presentation..... Find the deepest spot with the most cover that you can cast too and siene it out and then try another angle... I like a 3/8oz tungsten wt. and a 3 or 4 ft leader, start with a big curly tail worm, then creatures, and downsize from there until you get a bite. The hotter and calmer the better... My most productive C-rig baits in this weather, is a  small zoom c-tail worm and a black trick worm. After I find cover I will go back with T-rigged trick worm and fish it out. If the bottom allows, a 1/2 and 3/4oz football jig or booyah boo jig can be good dragged and hopped slowly across bottom...

[Deuceu72]

1/4 oz Shaky head with a green pumpkin trick worm dipped in garlic dip-n-glo...........Shhhhh...........Dont tell anyone...........  ;D

[Eric J]

On 6/7/2007 at 1:07 PM, Deuceu72 said:

1/4 oz Shaky head with a green pumpkin trick worm dipped in garlic dip-n-glo...........Shhhhh...........Dont tell anyone...........  ;D

My goto on my favorite local lake. I've taken nice fish pulling through heavy vegetation.

[kenmitch]

Was viewing the thread and wondering why the photos weren't showing....Then looked at the date stamps of the post.

 

Guess in the end what worked a a decade ago still holds true....Except a person can throw in some new offerings.

[jbmaine]

All great answers, Here's my take on the why. If the water gets too warm, bass will go deeper or find shade to stay cool. Sunny calm summer days. Visibility in the water is much better so bass get spooked. They find thick cover not only to stay cool but for protection. That to me is why I find bass easier to catch on overcast, drizzly, or windy days. They feel safer moving around.

 I used to striper fish in the salt water from shore. Go at night or early A.M. and they would be everywhere in shallow water. As soon as the sun came up, they would all head out for deeper water. I believe that was because as soon as the sun started coming thru the water they felt less safe.

[Scott F]

Though probably not an option for everyone, but the bright, warm, sunny days of summer is when I fish rivers. Just find some fast current or riffles with deep holes nearby, and you’ll find smallmouth bass shallow and willing to bite.

[LCG]

I usually fish this time of day. I find drop shot, wacky, Texas rigged worms pitched near cover works well. Other fast moving baits can draw them out if their in the mood. Mepps in line spinners work well for. Trying chatterbaits this year. 

[gim]

The bright, warm, sunny days in the summer are the days that attract recreational riff raff on most lakes so those are the days I try to avoid, especially on weekends and holidays.  When it rains, I often get the whole lake to myself and the fishing is often better too.