Need Summertime Help/advice

[bferg]

So, I moved here from Colorado last September. My brother (who has lived here for a few years) and I have had a good run at Beaver this winter/spring. Caught lots of bass and lots of Stripers and a few nice Walleye...

But now it is hot and we are struggling. Now, coming from CO I am not used to big lakes and hot weather fishing...(In CO the water stays cool all year, bass can always be caught in 15 ft or less- and the water is usually gin clear)

Any advice for summer time? We have been trying some top water early (mainly pop-r's) with some success...but what should we be doing now? I tried throwing a c-rig out at rocky branch last night but my c-rig skills need some improvement...

Should we be fishing shallow or deep? How deep is deep here? Any structure we should be focusing on (standing timber, ledges, main lake points?)

Any advice would be helpful.

[Quillback]

So, I moved here from Colorado last September. My brother (who has lived here for a few years) and I have had a good run at Beaver this winter/spring. Caught lots of bass and lots of Stripers and a few nice Walleye...

But now it is hot and we are struggling. Now, coming from CO I am not used to big lakes and hot weather fishing...(In CO the water stays cool all year, bass can always be caught in 15 ft or less- and the water is usually gin clear)

Any advice for summer time? We have been trying some top water early (mainly pop-r's) with some success...but what should we be doing now? I tried throwing a c-rig out at rocky branch last night but my c-rig skills need some improvement...

Should we be fishing shallow or deep? How deep is deep here? Any structure we should be focusing on (standing timber, ledges, main lake points?)

Any advice would be helpful.

Last weekend I was trolling cranks for crappie and caught half a dozen bass at 16 feet.

[FishinCricket]

the white and furry animal? ?

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[Ham]

Topwaters VERY early is always a fun choice. It should get you some bites.

To absolutely get the skunk out of your boat, you should try a 4 inch grub on an 1/8 oz ballhead jig. Work that grub near bottom from 10-25 ft on points. You can also work boat docks (where legal) and flats 1/2 to 2/3's back in creeks.

Dragging a 3/8 oz football jig around would be my next choice.

I switch off the lakes and to the creeks this time of year, but that's what I would try.

[bferg]

Topwaters VERY early is always a fun choice. It should get you some bites.

To absolutely get the skunk out of your boat, you should try a 4 inch grub on an 1/8 oz ballhead jig. Work that grub near bottom from 10-25 ft on points. You can also work boat docks (where legal) and flats 1/2 to 2/3's back in creeks.

Dragging a 3/8 oz football jig around would be my next choice.

I switch off the lakes and to the creeks this time of year, but that's what I would try.

Good advice...I am going to hit up Indian Creek up in MO with the log stick this weekend!

Thanks for the input!

[hoglaw]

For the record, we call those black and white furry animals "skunks" here in Arkansas. They make excellent pets and I suggest you grab the next one you see. If one appears agitated and raises its tail in the air, don't worry; this means he likes you.

[nwaoutdoorsman]

Topwaters at first light or late evening are great. Later once the sun gets up throw a C-rig or a football jig. Dropshot bite and spoons are going good now fished above treetops about 20-25ft deep near shad. Shakey head is always a good go to bait. You can also throw DD22's, fat free shad or DT16's and DT20's all in chartruese blue or chrome citrus shad. You can throw those at night too. Also at night throw black spinnerbaits and 10" berkley power worms on a texas rig in red shad or plum. Fish channel banks, any brush piles you can find, long gravel points and channel points. Most any point on Beaver has a brushpile on it, so they're easy to find. Just gotta find the ones that are holding fish.