Hi Folks, Arguably one of the warmer days of the summer yesterday on my boat with clients. Guided for bass with spin anglers in the afternoon. Been a hot muggy week and it looks to continue for a few days. No wind to speak of yesterday and the surface temperature was 78 degrees. The fishing was really slow until about the last hour of light. Just too bright and warm and the fish seemed extremely non-aggaressive. Good reason to fish early in the morning when it is warm and muggy outside. It was like a light switch effect last night that when it turned on the fishing really picked up. We landed 4 smallmouth bass and 1 largemouth bass. I had guests from the Emerald Isle who had never done any fishing so it was lots of fun teaching them the whole process. They did great and only became more proficient as the evening progressed. Initially we could not even get a fish to eat a Senko. We scaled back from 5" to 4" Senkos in watermelon red magic and began to get bites. The fish were really tentative on eating the rubber and you really had to give them time to take in the soft bait. Early hook sets resulted in a half pulled off worm from the off set hook and no fish. Patience in letting the fish swim with the rubber was imperative. We located all of our bass in and around milfoil beds that were in 10' to 15' of water on a hard bottom. When fishing gets tough, then always slow it down. Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home. Have Fun, Willy
