Question:
“How do you target schools of bass that are in the middle of a summer to fall transition?”
Context:
I have at local pond that I like to try out new baits and fish after school hours in order to get better at fishing. As shown in the picture, it has a little bit of everything that my area offers making a it a great place to learn how behave and act. Since late summer has always been tough for me, I’ve been experimenting with the times of day to see just how significant it is in my area. Keep in mind, this is the only public body of water within a 30min driving distance, making it quite pressured.
While I have a lot of experience with fishing in the afternoon and evening hours. I was shocked to see just how differently bass behave during the morning.
While fishing the mornings, I found that fish in momentarily bunch into small wolf packs of 5 or 10, cruising around the grass lines and rip rap. Once there enough lines in the water, wind or noticeable rise in temperature, these fish would become predictable again by sitting in all of the pieces of shade nearby. The issue is however, that these ponds don’t have shad but bluegill (heck bedding bluegill) and crawfish meaning that there is almost nothing for them start busting on making topwater irrelevant. Even when I do get them to strike, the bite occurs the hooks end up the edge of the fish’s lip or when the lure hit the bottom. Is it a presentation, profile or reaction issue I don’t know.
Posted by Shadow_sos