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[AK-NJ1986]

Man I was talking to my buddy MCS, live in the same part of Jacksonville as me, and we have both agreed where did all the fish go??

It seems like the past few weeks we have not been catching the fish in volumes as we use to. The last fish I have caught was a 4.10lb, and two 2+lb fish on June 30th. I have been out EVERY day and nothing not even a bite.

I guess the hot weather is having an affect on the fish. I know in my backyard pond the water temperature is high so that could be another factor.

Judging by some other posts in these forums other states aren't having this problem.

Is anyone else in Florida, or anywhere else where it is hot, noticing that the fishing has slowed up?

[Sam Fisher]

Just give it a few weeks till that afternoon shower starts coming in. Looking forward to some peacock top water fly action in the coming weeks

[Highhawk1948]

If you are bank fishing you may not be able to reach them. They have gone deeper in the small ponds. In several ponds on a large horse farm you could catch 10 every 30 minutes within 60 feet of shore. Now you have to take a jon boat out to the middle to catch them.

[SirSnookalot]

Living in a coastal area you have a great fishery around Jacksonville, not a bad time to consider being a
multi-species fisherman.
I can hit one of my ponds and usually catch a few bass from shore, not 10 in 30 minutes. I don't think I'd want to catch that many anyway, be mostly dinks, not enough challenge for me. This time of year I prefer other options.

[Sam]

If you are bank fishing you may not be able to reach them. They have gone deeper in the small ponds. In several ponds on a large horse farm you could catch 10 every 30 minutes within 60 feet of shore. Now you have to take a jon boat out to the middle to catch them.

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[LgMouthGambler]

Go deeper, and slower (sounds pretty perv now that I read that). Please drink lots of water to keep hydrated.

[MCS]

Living in a coastal area you have a great fishery around Jacksonville, not a bad time to consider being a
multi-species fisherman.
I can hit one of my ponds and usually catch a few bass from shore, not 10 in 30 minutes. I don't think I'd want to catch that many anyway, be mostly dinks, not enough challenge for me. This time of year I prefer other options.

Gonna try out the little jetties Friday if all goes to plan. Reports say trout are hitting live shrimp under float rigs, reds are near creeks and structures. I saw another post you said a gold spoon might entice them.

[MCS]

So in retention ponds with no structure do they head to the middle? ( bottom is flat from toe of slope to opposite sides toe of slope) or would they hang out closer to the toe of slope closer to the bank because it is the same depth in the middle? Their only cover so to speak are weeds and culvert pipes. If I ventured a guess they would be dispersed in the weeds at the deepest depth and one would have to look for the openings or edges they wouldn't be in any particular spot. What is best for this? Carolina rig, if you cannot see the since I am shore bound? And some of these ponds are small enough I can hit the middle with a cast. Most of these ponds I am gonna to be pretty sure and say they are 6-10 feet deep. Most being 6, I have see aerials of them being built and know the biggest is not deeper than 10.

[AK-NJ1986]

If you are bank fishing you may not be able to reach them. They have gone deeper in the small ponds. In several ponds on a large horse farm you could catch 10 every 30 minutes within 60 feet of shore. Now you have to take a jon boat out to the middle to catch them.

I was thinking that they moved to deeper water. I am working on buying a little jon boat that I can throw into my pond.

[AK-NJ1986]

Living in a coastal area you have a great fishery around Jacksonville, not a bad time to consider being a
multi-species fisherman.
I can hit one of my ponds and usually catch a few bass from shore, not 10 in 30 minutes. I don't think I'd want to catch that many anyway, be mostly dinks, not enough challenge for me. This time of year I prefer other options.

I think it is time for me to try a little salt water fishing now that the bass are in "hibernation" mode

[SirSnookalot]

One of my home boys just got back for fishing the beach in Melbourne, he caught a 42# redfish on the beach using an artificial shrimp on a j-hook. I understand the inshore bite is pretty good the more north you get, it's quiet in my area.

[MCS]

One of my home boys just got back for fishing the beach in Melbourne, he caught a 42# redfish on the beach using an artificial shrimp on a j-hook. I understand the inshore bite is pretty good the more north you get, it's quiet in my area.

That is a awesome catch!
I have some artificial shrimp too, I keep hearing go live on the reports locally, but I have seen it done on either way. I was at Guana Lake about a month ago just to checkout the action and they were getting barely legal reds and trout on live shrimp, artifical shrimp and swim bait. they didn't seem too picky.
I hear Sept or Oct. is when the action really starts.

[808bass]

I live in Florida also around the pasco/tampa bay area and I have noticed that after TS debby.. the fish are gone

[AK-NJ1986]

I live in Florida also around the pasco/tampa bay area and I have noticed that after TS debby.. the fish are gone

Yea man it seems like the storm just took em out the pond it is crazy

[808bass]

Yeah and their is hella snakeheads everywhere.. I have a feeling every river/lake/pond they head into they are ruining the bass/rest of lake population