The hotter the better

[Lance34]

Yeah, getting to where I'm becoming a firm believer from that advice given by my uncle that lives and fishes in East Texas.

Fished from 11:00am-2:30pm.  Water temp 87-89.

 The first hour was dead with only one catfish caught. 

Had me scratching my head but, then got a little ripple on the surface, water temp went up a couple more degrees and they turned on like a light switch. 

Started catching them all along the river flats holding mostly in 15-18 fow.  Boated 20-25 crappie and went home with 8 good keepers.  

Still running Bandit 300's at 55 feet of line out the side.

Y'all be safe out there.  Couldn't believe what I saw yesterday, with some goober on a jet ski, loosing control or not paying attention and dang near running into a bluff wall.  Then to top it off, came back by about 30 or so minutes later standing up on the thing stretched out on one leg at full speed.  Geez

Pic below, God bless

[J-Doc]

I'd put money on wind over heat being the reason they turned on.  Seems the winder the better on this lake. 

[Lance34]

1 hour ago, J-Doc said:

I'd put money on wind over heat being the reason they turned on.  Seems the winder the better on this lake. 

Most likely so...  Just have had much better days mid day than early mornings.. 

[J-Doc]

38 minutes ago, Lance34 said:

Most likely so...  Just have had much better days mid day than early mornings.. 

Totally agree with that.  Can't explain it but I have some theories. 

[Lance34]

12 hours ago, J-Doc said:

Totally agree with that.  Can't explain it but I have some theories. 

For sure the wind gets the oxygen moving and gets them movtivated.    

What I've learned the hotter it gets  ,puts them on the move along the channel looking for cooler water and cover.  Plus eating along the way.  

[J-Doc]

That makes sense. 

[Quillback]

 I did not make the annual crappie trip with my uncle to Sardis this year, but in the past we usually go in mid-July.  It is always hotter than the dickens, but the crappie will bite those Bandits. 

[RyanG]

My best crappie trip was in the middle of July on Toledo bend almost mid day. Must of had 30+ fish in just over an hour. That place is insane, but when nothing else would bite those crappie were there for the catching. 

[Champ188]

Could also have to do with power generation and the current it creates. Remember, the farther uplake from the dam, the longer it takes for the water to start moving.

[J-Doc]

True. Current does play a factor. I agree with that one. 

Don't forget how you hold your mouth, lunar effect and moon phase, barometric pressure, how you spit on the bait (left or right side of the mouth, wind direction, ph level, algae content, bait fish activity, how you were holding your left leg at time of casting, if you have the latest electronics and are they updated with latest GPS AND contour maps, and last but never least.....which direction sails crawl on the backside of a tree.  

 

OY vey!  No wonder it's called fishing and not catching. ;-)  It's enough to make a man snap a rod in half sometimes.