Summer bassin'

Hi Folks, Ran the boat yesterday with one of my repeat groups for bass.  Summer is now upon us and getting on the water early is the ticket.  Important to be out there while the water is cool and the light is low.  The fishing can be extremely tough in the middle of the day on hot sunny summer days.  If you want to trout fish then the morning really is the only option unless you visit a small mountain brook.  Water temperatures in the Lamoille and Winooski will eclipse 70 degrees on hot days and the trout need to be left alone.  So yesterday morning the surface temperature of the gin clear lake we fished was 72 degrees at 6:00am.  Had the pleasure of fishing with a father and his two boys who are totally into the fishing.  The nice thing about this clan is how well the boys get along and the lack of competition amongst them in fishing.  The oldest brother caught the most bass, but the younger brother caught the largest and it was cool with everyone.  Always good when fishing with a family of three to have everyone land a fish.  So, we landed 1 largemouth bass and 11 smallmouth bass.  We had to finesse fish using 4" and 5" green Senkos.  The 4" seemed to be more effective.  We worked 7' to 15' of water around big boulders, wood, and ever present milfoil beds.  A lot of the takes were subtle.  The more aggressive takes were pan fish or small bass.  It is interesting when learning to fine tune rubber fishing how important it is to be able to differentiate between fish bites and cover or structure your bait can become hung up on.  Sometimes a very subtle difference.  Laying low today with the family.  Will be back at all this week coming up.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy