It’s been getting hot on the Harris Chain of Lakes, but I’ve been having success with fishing deeper, cooler water in the lakes near submerged vegetation. Ripping chatterbait through, in, and around that has been the ticket. Another bait to try out is the hollow body frog. You can fish in and around heavy matted vegetation and stop it near holes in the area; and most of the time will be rewarded with a famous whack when one explodes on it. You can also fish soft plastics and really do well when you slow down with a speed worm or a creature style pitched it heavy cover.

Hot summertime weather is setting in on the Harris Chain. With hot weather comes frogs and other critters on the move. These can be the best imitation that you can mimic to be productive.

I’ve been having success fishing with hard and soft plastic jerk baits in a sexy shad or translucent baitfish color. This has produced good numbers of bass with some larger ones mixed in, too. A soft plastic swim bait on the back of a bladed jig has also done well.

Fishing has been a little tough on the Harris Chain of Lakes with all sorts of tournaments being held on them lately. Boat traffic along with lots of fishing pressure has made for some tough fishing mixed with the recent moon phases.

Spawning behavior is definitely in full swing! Largemouth bass and crappie are heading to shallow hard bottom areas to reproduce. Now is a great time to get outdoors and cast around. Various soft plastics tricks work; senko and fluke style are my favorites. Anything in a watermelon red, junebug or silver are a necessity. You can fish these baits in many ways so it is good to experiment. Chatterbaits are another hot bait to have tied on, so try casting here around, too. High percentage areas that I target are isolated lilly pad clusters, reeds and coves.

It’s a spawning frenzy on the Harris Chain of Lakes right now! Expect this warming trend to have bass doing their thing in areas with hard bottom along canals and other locations. You can sight fish big bass on beds, too. Remember, they can be frustrating at times to catch. Soft plastic jerk baits, senkos and trick worms are a big player in putting bass in the boat. Try colors such as watermelon red, june bug and, lastly, something in a pearl white color.

If your bait looks like a shad or anything similar I feel sorry for you ????. The bass are feeding up on fingerling shad and other forage. Soft plastic jerkbaits are another hot bait to have tied on.

Cooler temperatures have make for some great days of fishing. Shorter daylight hours but better fishing is a win win for me. There is less boat traffic because of hunters spending free time in the woods. Largemouth bass are feeding on fingerling shad and other small forage.

Fall fishing is turning on here on The Harris Chain of Lakes. The lakes are starting to turn over with temperatures being more cooler than the scorching summer temps.

I, for one, am ready for some cooler weather! Cooler weather means bass will be feeding on small shad and other baitfish. Casting around chatterbaits can mimic those delicious morsels perfectly. I would have a white, sexy shad, black and blue or a golden shiner colored bait tied on. You can fish these baits around heavy cover, docks, riprap and other fishy areas.

If your bait looks like a shad or anything similar I feel sorry for you ???????? The bass are feeding up on fingerling shad and other forage. Soft plastic jerkbaits are another hot bait to […]