Here are some tips to catch more largemouth bass in hot weather. Largemouth bass is the most popular game fish in the United States. Two of the primary reasons for the popularity of largemouth bass fishing are that they are well distributed across the country and that they are good fighters. However even though the fish are present in waters across the country they can be difficult to hook when the temperature is high.
While most fishermen and fisherwomen know that hot weather is not ideal for largemouth bass fishing, common annoyances such as being gainfully employed often dictate that many people have to fish when they can. If your free time to fish happens to correspond with hot weather here are some tips to get the largemouth bass to bite.
Hot weather offers a number of reasons for a lack of fishing success with largemouth bass. Hot weather generally occurs during the summer when there is plenty of food for the bass and these food sources are well scattered in the water. Hot weather and bright sun will also drive bass out of the shallows and into the deeper open water where locating and patterning the largemouth can be difficult. If you are seeking largemouth bass in hot weather you will need to keep these things in mind. Fish shadows, under structure, near sources of cooler water such as tributaries and springs, as well as deeper areas in shallow bodies of water.
To further combat the problem of catching largemouth bass in hot weather, target your fishing to early morning, late evening, and night. These times of the day are of course cooler and you can often find the bass feeding in more 'normal' areas such as shallow flats.
The use of live bait or using attractants on your lures are both good ideas for hot weather largemouth bass fishing. There will be plenty of prey fish in the water and you will need all the help that you can get to attract the largemouth's attention.
Whenever you catch a lot of largemouth bass in hot weather make a mental note of what lures you were using and where you were fishing them. This information can be used as a guide to start your next largemouth bass fishing trip in hot weather.
One other important tip for hot weather largemouth bass fishing is to remember the bug repellant and sun screen. Catching fish in hot weather is enough work without dealing with bugs and sunburn.
Hot weather certainly makes largemouth bass fishing difficult but they are there and can be caught.
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