Pommy kicked my butt

[Dutch]

I fished mornings this week from early till around 11.  By then sweat was dripping off my face on to my fat gut.  A couple of mornings gave up only 2 or 3 bass the best morning gave 12.   All of the fish were noggin heads with the exception of a few 15" fish.  They did not seem to want anything moving quickly at all.  Slow plastics in 10-15 fow was the best.  Shallower and deeper did not give much.  The surface temp ranged from 87° to 90°.

[MOPanfisher]

Latell July and early August used to be good times for slow cranked crawdad crankbaits.  But I will be the first to say, I am a wuss, I aint gonna fish when it's this hot to catch something I am just going to throw back.  Unless it involves wading around in the Niangua for smallies, i.e. "i.e. hillbilly trout fishing".  When that start putting out warning about little kids and old folks to stay in due to the heat, thats when the Niangua calls my name.