Fishing Report August 21 2016

Hot summer, high water temperatures, equals fish are living deep right now. The better quality fish are hanging on deep structure nearing the thermal clime for much more comfortable water temperatures for themselves. The best locations that I am finding right now are deep water humps that have some sparse weed growth as well as other items on the hump. If there are some isolated rocks, this is a key spot on a spot and the fish are always going to be relating to this. One particular lake has a few of these key structures and you aren't going to catch quantity of fish from them but the ones that you do catch, are of a much nicer size. Utilizing jig worms from Northland Tackles with the Nature jig and matching these up to the Impulse plastic worm varieties has been working very well. By fishing this combination open hook, when you feel the pickup, it doesn't take too much to set the hook into the fish. This is an advantage for you as they are picking the bait up very lightly and most times you don't realize until you move the bait. Another key component for locating these areas is utilizing the Sonar Phone and Sonar Charts Live feature on the Navionics application. Sonar Phone allows you to fine tune the "Gain feature and this will make the fish stand out that much more. The Sonar Chart's Live, allows you to make live mapping and these then can be used when the ice season comes which is a great feature. While fishing these deeper waters, there are many times that you will also catch other species than bass. Crappies are not a warm water fish and they are always seeking much more comfortable temperatures and are frequently caught in the same areas as the bass are.