Dog Days Of Summer

[Quillback]

Come on October!

[Feathers and Fins]

This time of years its related to what I want to target. Striper its an early morning or evening trip. Crappie and Walleye I like to hit them late afternoon along shaded banks with long points that fall in to deeper water on the sides and off the point. Bass it has to be 10am to about 3pm in deep water either fish suspending under open water bait or over timber of some sort. Gar all day long in still water pockets. Catfish all day but I do a lot of running with live bait dropping it along rocks.

The biggest problem is not so much heat this time of year or the sun but the boat traffic as the fish are always in the water but most of my approaches require precision and being able to stay on them and that's just to hard with constant wakes and people cutting right through where you are fishing.

[Mitch f]

I did a bunch of duck hunting in the 90's too and we always shot more ducks on Blue bird/windier days than what people would consider traditional duck weather days. If we could set up with the sun and wind at our back we were at a huge advantage. The ducks would be circling and blinded in one eye. I suppose the same theory works with a brush pile or lay down. I think the wind kicking up and putting a little chop on the water helps too. Though too much wind might make you be forced to use a top water bait with a louder rattle or splashier presentation.