Summer
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Comprehensive Delta Fishing Report | Summer Update Aug 12
After watching all the frog fish come to scales last weekend I had to go get in on the fun. This Delta Chunk fell victim to the Optimum Baits Furbit.
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Summer Takes It Toll with Fish Kills
The end of summer is the worst time for underwater dwellers. When temperatures are high and oxygen levels are low, fish and other water critters are particularly vulnerable.
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Find the Thermocline for Summer Fishing
Back in early May, the air was warm and the water was churning in Iowa lakes. Crappies were in tight to shore, ready to drop their life-giving bundle of eggs, and bluegills were just a cast away waiting for their turn. It was spring, the spawn was on and panfish were taking just about anything hook, line and sinker. Anyone could catch fish.
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Tough Summer Bite
A few days ago I went out to Lake Coeur d'Alene in northern Idaho. It's an excellent lake and one that always takes 20+ pounds to win a tournament.
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Deep vs. Shallow in the Summer
This was evident with the bass shown below that I caught near lily pads where bluegill were swimming all over.
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Three Summer Time Lake Hot Spots
Now that nice weather has taken hold, the water temperatures have climbed and the bass are hungry and locked in to their summer patterns, here are three early summer techniques you can employ on your local lake.
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And You Thought There Wasn't Anything Left To Learn About Fishing Grass
By now you’ve probably read countless articles on fishing grass. You know how the sticks punch mats at Okeechobee or the California Delta. Your frog skills around pads make Kermit jealous. And your rattlebaits have ripped through more spring grass than a lawn mower.What’s left to learn? Only how to fish the largest expanse of untapped vegetation in any body of water.
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Power Fishing with Plastic Baits to Catch Summer Bass
When post-spawn largemouth bass funnel out to their summer holding areas they’re usually aggressive and feeding heavily, which can make them easy to catch using traditional hard bait power techniques, like deep-diving crankbaits.
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Yamamoto D Shad | Summer Tips with Jason Borofka
The Yamamoto D Shad as a Bluegill Imitator and Other Tips for Summer Bassin' with the Soft Plastic Swimbait
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Tracking and other Lowrance Features for Summer Bassin’ with James Watson
Bass anglers rely on their electronics for different uses. Some are glued to their screens as they idle looking for structure and others would rather find fish with their rod and reel. FLW Tour pro James Watson is one of those who would rather be fishing with his rod and reel, but he still says his Lowrance units are one of the most important things on his boat.
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When to Walk When to Pop for Summer Topwater
Topwater poppers and walking baits are two of the best ways to catch summer bass. Deciding when to use them depends on how the fish are acting and where they are located.
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Navionics Webinar | Understanding Bass Transitions from Spawning to Early Summer
Mike Delvisco will go over how to find fish quickly during a fast changing time of year. He will focus on the keys to learn which stage they are in quickly so you can put more fish in the boat. Filmed May 22, 2017.
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Strikes Vs. Swipes and Other Things You Need to Know About Summer Buzzbaits
The buzzbait is specifically designed for instinctive strikes. A good analogy for the way a buzzbait works is to think about what you do when someone throws a baseball at you when you aren’t expecting it. Your instinct is to catch the ball. Before you can even think about it, your hands automatically fly up to catch it.
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The Right Lines for Summer Bassing
Bass are drawn into dense weed growth as water temperatures peak in summer. Not only are bass protected from the heat of the sun by canopies of surface vegetation, but these sheltered areas also feature an endless array of feeding options, as baitfish and small panfish are pulled into weedy cover for the chance to survive another day. Anglers have several options for extracting summer bass from heavy weed growth: they can tempt fish to the surface with topwater presentations, or punch through the weedy canopy, fishing beneath it with heavy jigs.
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Yamamoto D Shad | Summer Tips with Jason Borofka
The Yamamoto D Shad as a Bluegill Imitator and Other Tips for Summer Bassin' with the Soft Plastic Swimbait
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Three Baits on Ike's Boat Right NOW
Fact: No bait can effectively address every possible scenario in which you might find fish. Another Fact: You can put yourself in position to mine the day's opportunities with proper bait selection.
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The Butch Brown Way to Swimbaiting Summer to Fall
Brown is a meticulous record taker and logs the hours he spends on the water in pursuit of giants. During one summer, he logged 280 hours throwing traditional soft plastic trout imitators.
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Flounder Reductions Opposed by Fishermen
In front of the iconic party boat fleet docked along Channel and Inlet Drive in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey Department of Environment (DEP) Commissioner Bob Martin, vowed to over 200 members of the commercial and recreational fishing industry to fight the quota reductions pending for summer flounder in 2017 that will be devastating to New Jersey fishermen if enacted.
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Tackle How-To: Summertime Tips from Scott Martin #LTB
Summer is almost over but there is still some great fishing to do! Get your Lucky Tackle Box Tips fix by watching Scott Martin dish out some great summertime bass
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Navionics Webinar | Summer Bass Fishing in the Northwest with Tyler Brinks
Get all the info on summer bass fishing in the Northwest with Tyler Brinks
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