Help!!!

[ron64emm]

I'm a newly retired novice fisherman. Went out with Tom Todd last fall and he taught me a butt load about crappie fishing. At that time we were fishing the wood, deep. I missed the spawing due to boat trouble. THEN the temps have spiked to extreme highs.
I thought I could catch some bluegill at will. (WRONG). Just started trying to bass fish but really don't know what I'm doing. I haven't had a sucessful trip since it got hot.
Any suggestions?? Please, stying home is not an option. I've got 8 grand kids itching to fish.

Thanks

[SteveM4A1]

I'm a newly retired novice fisherman. Went out with Tom Todd last fall and he taught me a butt load about crappie fishing. At that time we were fishing the wood, deep. I missed the spawing due to boat trouble. THEN the temps have spiked to extreme highs.
I thought I could catch some bluegill at will. (WRONG). Just started trying to bass fish but really don't know what I'm doing. I haven't had a sucessful trip since it got hot.
Any suggestions?? Please, stying home is not an option. I've got 8 grand kids itching to fish.

Thanks

You probably want to go as deep as you can given the location you are fishing. During these hot months, fish love to sit above the thermocline and will use structure or any type of cover to ambush. That goes for all three species you mentioned.

[ron64emm]

Thanks, Steve. Good fishing.

[Panfish Man]

Crappie and bluegills can still be caught, and if you can find them, you can load the boat. They are not as easy to find in the heat of summer, but look for structure or cover that sticks out above the thermocline. Also night fishing has been good this year with submersible lights. Trolling crankbaits or long line trolling is always an option as well.

[SteveM4A1]

anybody still seeing gills on the beds? i saw some this past weekend...thought it was strange

[ElectricSLT]

I've seen them spawn more than once during spring/summer with the right conditions - not sure if it's the same gills that spawned earlier or some that didn't feel the urge to go on the nest early going later in the year?

[ccoffman98]

Ron,

You should fish with your son's company's CFO. I hear he is the man when it comes to Bass Fishing!!

[Panfish Man]

SLT is exactly right, gills will spawn all summer. I think were at about the 4th time at the lakes I fish. Most of the biggest fish come in May, but you can still get fish off the beds through out the summer.

[idbefishing]

anybody still seeing gills on the beds? i saw some this past weekend...thought it was strange

They're on it right now in the pond behind my house. My first thought was they're spawning but then I thought those beds are old ones from the spring. There are lot of tiny fry too and the bass are cruising the shallow hitting buzzbait pretty well the past couple of weeks. They wanted nothing to do with the buzzbait before that.

[ron64emm]

Thanks to all for the tips, I will try them and I'm sure they will help. Good Fishing.