Too Hot?

Up here in "cold" country, we're experiencing a severe heat wave. Been 4 days now with temps in the mid 90's and it looks like it's going to continue for another few days at least! Very high humidity to boot and little to no breezes for most of the mornings. I can't even imagine how oppressive the heat must be for you folks down south.

Do you even bother to get out much during these hot spells? How do you deal with the heat? I'm too old (poor night vision) to be doing much night fishing, but if you folks do get out during the daylight hours, how do you do it? :)

If you do it you do it early. I aint doing it again till about September.

Real early for just a few hours. Or don't go at all. I been staying in. My electric bill reflects it. lol

It's been high 90's to low 100's here for a few weeks, about the only thing I do is get on the water at or before sunrise and fish for about 2 hrs! 3hrs if they're really biting, it doesn't seem as hot when they're biting! :-))))))))))))0

just got back from a lunch time visit under the bridge in the shade .....could a went swimming and not been as wet as I was when I rolled out of there .
but one thing for sure ...all the fish were in the shade under that bridge in numbers as well ....

it has been hellabama here for the past three weeks. 4am to 8am if you want to be outside. After that find yourself some a/c fast.

Its been really hot here as well.....We took the weekend off from fishing and just tried to stay cool.

I'll be going this weekend, I'll start at daylight and fish as long as I can then I'll put up my 9' umbrella. This weekend if the wind isn't blowing a little then I'll put my 12vdc to 120vac inverter on the boat and plug in a fan. When that isn't enough I go home.

Just sit under the A/C, plug my I Pad up to the TV and watch videos of others catching them while arranging the tackle box. Don't get to taste any that way but I don't have to clean them either.

It's all what you condition yourself to do. It's usually 7'till 11 or 12 for me with a big umbrella and a jug of ice water, short britches and light cotten shirt. I had never slept in AC until I joined the Navy at age 19.

it's been hot here also, BUT IT'S SUMMER TIME IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE HOT!! :Rofl

I often fish during the heat of the day, just because that's when I'm free. I just try to have lots of water and Gatorade with me.

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Originally Posted by Tony the Tiger

It's all what you condition yourself to do. It's usually 7'till 11 or 12 for me with a big umbrella and a jug of ice water, short britches and light cotten shirt. I had never slept in AC until I joined the Navy at age 19.

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I drive my last 20 or 30 minutes with my windows down and my heater off before I get in my blind during deer season .....you are correct on the acclimation theory in my opinion brother .:highfive

It is miserable to go from A/C to mid day heat. But fishing or working in the yard from daybreak or at least before the furnace kicks in and slowly heating up with the day makes it more bearable. Drink a plenty of water or Gatorade and keep a good hat on that holds moisture. Gets really hot, go fer a swim. Can easily flip the coin around and say that I dont understand how someone can be outside when temps reach the teens and below. Cold is literally painful vs the heat being miserable to me anyway.

That's a good idea Ketchn, and I bet it helps eliminate some of your scent also.

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Originally Posted by Tony the Tiger

That's a good idea Ketchn, and I bet it helps eliminate some of your scent also.

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i imagine it does to some degree ....but i try to get right with the outside temps so i dont get cold ...to hot or to cold takes the fun out of the outdoors for sure

The hotter the better

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Waist deep in a spring fed ozark stream is the best way....with a big straw hat on. Small cooler tied to your waist with adequate refreshments. Dunk under once in awhile. Tube float ain't bad either. In a kayak or canoe or boat you got to just fill a dipper to douse yourself occasional, and get out once in awhile and wade.

And that ain't no joke.

It's been very hot and humid here in tn also.. I fish a bay boat with a Bimini top and that helps a lot my boat also has a wash down system I have a hose with a misting nozzle attached and have it pointed at me while fishing it the closest thing I have come up with to have a fishing boat with air condition LOL

Here's how we do it.

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It ain't too bad @ 1 am around here...just a little damp from the dew but small inconvenience for the freezer meat. :fish

I'm usually on the water about 20-30 minutes before first light and off by 8 or 8:30. Fishing from a tube...

It has been hot here 18 days over 100 so far this month. Fish early and go home also have a top or umbrella to get under.

I've been going out in the late afternoon. caught 2 L Mouth's today. The Crappie has been slow. Few I have caught have been small. My truck driving job has me out in the heat a lot so I kinda get used to it.

I wear thin long sleeve fishing shirts , sunglases , and a hat . Drink lots of water too ! Helps if there is a breeze but Crappie sometimes bite great in midday heat . I love it when everyone but me leaves the lake just about the time the bite gets as hot as the temp . :biggrin

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I wear thin long sleeve fishing shirts , sunglases , and a hat . Drink lots of water too ! Helps if there is a breeze but Crappie sometimes bite great in midday heat . I love it when everyone but me leaves the lake just about the time the bite gets as hot as the temp . :biggrin

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I'm going to give the midday heat bite a try. Might as well not much else is working but I think the culprit is we get these hard afternoon gully washers & when I go to the lake a day after the water is too muddy. I hate that.

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Originally Posted by gbhill

I'm going to give the midday heat bite a try. Might as well not much else is working but I think the culprit is we get these hard afternoon gully washers & when I go to the lake a day after the water is too muddy. I hate that.

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Sometimes when fresh water or wind creates a mud line , fish it . When predator fish are suspended look at mud lines cause they sometimes use them for ambushing bait .

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Yep HOT
But fishing is also

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Wow those are very nice. Great job.

Last few weeks was brutal and typical for July, but I was out there from 10 am - 4pm at least four days a week.
Sometimes I didn't wear a hat and most times had on a sleeveless shirt, shorts and sandals. (Darkest tan I've ever had after the burned skin peeled off!) Even the fish were sweating in surface water temps from 80-86 degrees!

But to stay cool, a few things helped when I needed them:
White Columbia brand shirt - long sleeves and of a material made for full sun and heat. Makes a big difference when chest and arms are shielded.

Wide brimmed hat - of course. Neck and face need to be covered.

Drinks on ice packs in small cooler. Thirst and heat a bad combination!

Helps if there is a breeze or wind and a few clouds for intermittent shade. (Most days there was TG.)

Fishing was great! Glad I didn't miss it because of a little thing like the heat. The temps have cooled a bit this week as has the water, but after 5" of rain fell last weekend, fish are harder to find.