Summer Fishing
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There was a time when some of us thought that summer fish could only be caught well early in the morning or at night, but I’ve experienced plenty of times when the lake was in a froth from boat traffic and the bite was as hot as the weather.

 Kenneth Boone

There once was a time when anglers’ enthusiasm would hit a checkpoint as the days got longer and water temperatures rose to near 80 degrees. Coming off a strong spring bite when the fish were moving and feeding in the shallows, it seemed as though they just didn’t bite as well once that checkpoint was reached. There were a few vigilante anglers who were offshore specialists and pretty much mopped up a lot of the competition.

With time, more anglers have become proficient at seeking out fish that have vacated the more obvious shoreline targets. With the help of technology in the form of more and better sonar options and lake-mapping programs, anglers now are more equipped to take on those areas that once likened catching a fish to trying to find a needle in a haystack.