04-04-2007, 04:59 PM
This time of year it's really a toss up, as far as time of day. In the heat of the year, early morning and late afternoon seem to produce the best fishing conditions. Over cast days are great, even with a little drizzle. (not hard rain)
This time of year, with the cooler air and water temps, the fish's strike zone is alot smaller and the fish react less agressively. If you're going to use lures, select ones that keep the bait in the strike zone(right in thier face) longer. Something that suspends in the water and can be worked slowly. This way when you twitch your bait, you can pause, and your lure will pause with you, right in the face of the fish. Get it right in there, force them to make a "territorial" strike if they're not hungry.
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This time of year, with the cooler air and water temps, the fish's strike zone is alot smaller and the fish react less agressively. If you're going to use lures, select ones that keep the bait in the strike zone(right in thier face) longer. Something that suspends in the water and can be worked slowly. This way when you twitch your bait, you can pause, and your lure will pause with you, right in the face of the fish. Get it right in there, force them to make a "territorial" strike if they're not hungry.
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