What’s going on with the bite ?

All of a sudden it’s like pulling teeth to catch much of anything .
Tuesday’s trip to a major reservoir was disappointing.
Yesterday’s short trip to the town pond was ok .
And today , I was back at Lake McIntosh and after over two hours of beating the water , I wound up with three tiny gills , a small redbreast, and a small bass to save the day .
I see gills follow my lures but they don’t bite .
Did most of the fish go on summer vacation as soon as summer was declared ?
You know me , I don’t mind catching the little ones , but even they seem to be on break . :)
The best of the trip .

I’m guessing the weather has them off a little bit.

Has been an odd weather pattern this year in my area

Normally I’d tell ya to downsize and slowdown, but you already know that. I was just looking at some powerbait nymph baits that might make a difference. But before that I’d put some slab sauce on. It works for me and I never leave home without it.

summer fish can be finicky creatures , the water temps climb and they tend to be not so interested in hammering , might be the abundance of food available and or some other factor such as uncomfortable water temps ....
we find the bigger bream to be really pecking in some spots like little bream , some peck so light you would swear its a 4 incher and it comes up to be a 9 incher .....

Heat…

Our fish have moved deeper.

I think it was all of the cloud cover around here .
The sun came out today and I did a lot better.

somewhere sometime they are eating:bash

My spot is dead and has been so for over a week or so. Going after trout at end of the week on White River up at Cotter. But…when I get back I’m going boat hunting. The shell cracker have obviously moved deep on Bald Knob Lake and I need a boat to go after them.

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Wish I was closer Randy, we’d go find em.

one thing for certain , long gone are the hammer time spring panfish bites , it is rare to get a hard bite in these parts right now :banghead

One Saturday I get one gill all day. Last Saturday I get a crappie, a perch and a tiny bass. I guess the heat and the wake boats have sent the water citizens to a deeper and safer place. At least for me it is hard to fish the drop offs and flats when the big boats are making big waves. All I can do is grab on to something and ride the wave roller coasters! :Rofl

I've been struggling myself this year to get on fish. One week it's mid 60's next week it's 100 degrees. Two weeks ago I was fishing with my wife and she asked to go home early. She said, I'm to cold???? :dono

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Originally Posted by Capt Cormorant

I've been struggling myself this year to get on fish. One week it's mid 60's next week it's 100 degrees. Two weeks ago I was fishing with my wife and she asked to go home early. She said, I'm to cold???? :dono

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She won’t likely ever say that during the summer in these parts….