black-bass: 4 tips for fishing it in hot weather

Sporty, powerful and acrobat, the black bass is a very popular fish lure fishermen of the whole world. It is nonetheless a very wary fish, especially during periods of strong heat as we can observe for several weeks. Black bass fishing in the summer can result in days of frenzy as well as big empty passages, which can put your fishing skills to the test. Here are some tips to help you avoid the hood at the end of summer.

For black bass, better sooner or later than never

If you are wondering when to fish for black bass in the summer, the key to success is usually (and not just for this fish) timing. Fish before sunrise to avoid the heat or plan an outing before dusk will allow you to optimize your outings and hope to find you in the period of black-bass activity. As you will have understood, the best times to fish for black bass are the cooler times of the day. This is one of the fundamental principles of black bass fishing for beginners wishing to fish it in summer.

Choose your fishing grounds carefully

Favor them relatively deep ponds, lakes, gravel pits, rivers or reservoirs and whose vegetation is thick. Vegetation helps increase the levels of dissolved oxygen in the water that the black bass needs when temperatures rise. The foliage are also cooler areas that allow the fish to suffer less from the heat, to rest but also to feed in the summer.

As you can imagine, deeper water also means freshness. The deeper parts of a watercourse are therefore privileged places for black-bass when the air and water temperature increase during the day.

Start on the surface to finish deep

We often associate the black bass with a surface fish. This is not wrong, but under very specific conditions that we have started to explain to you above. While it is certain that surface sight black bass fishing is one of the most spectacular freshwater fisheries, favoring deeper water will ensure more consistency. So don't hesitate to broaden your horizons!

Begin by surveying shallow water when the water temperature is coolest using stickbaits, poppers, buzzbaits, frogs and others shads. Don't forget to take with you cranckbaits, jerkbaits, Texan montages, spinnerbaits and jigs to gradually explore deeper and congested waters as the temperature warms. Locating fish in deeper water is not easy. But for that the technology can be very useful to you to locate the funds and the structures.

Long live technology!

When learning to fish for black bass, one of the best things you can do is find and use a contour map to locate the structure in deeper water. These cards are especially useful for late summer fishing trips when hot weather pushes fish into cooler areas. A contour map will help you find useful clues about the composition of the bottom and the submerged structure. Note all rock piles, bumps, flats, channels, and submerged points.

Anticipate your sessions by starting by analyzing the type of water. For this, several tools may be at your disposal such as Google earth, Geoportal or Geopeche. Developed by French fishermen, Geopeche is an interactive map, free and accessible to all, from your computer, smartphone or tablet. It includes all the rivers and bodies of water in a department as well as all the information necessary for the practice of recreational fishing. This information will be invaluable to you in order to prepare your outing correctly by identifying the most favorable areas likely to harbor a black bass.

These few tips in your pocket will be very useful for you to get out of the game when the temperatures heat up. All you have to do is put them into practice. For more advice on black bass fishing in summer and techniques that apply to other seasons of the year, do not hesitate to get in touch with a fishing guide. These will put you in a situation and in the best conditions in order to better understand and complete the few lines that we are sharing with you. Here is one list available from Rodmaps.

Happy fishing everyone