Seekingfish

In my region (central Virginia) the water got hot early and stayed there and I think the fish are a bit stressed because of that and the additional numbers of anglers on the water right now. I don't know about you but I don't have much of an appetite when I'm hot. The fish still bite but it's harder to find them. Fish the shadows and deep offshore structure and you'll find fish and usually the best fish on the lake; they are bullies and will chase off the smaller fish if they want the area to themselves. The bite really picked up here last weekend. We caught a dozen decent bass at first light on Whopper Ploppers last Saturday on Lake Anna which is also known as "the lake of a thousand casts" and if that's not proof the bite is back on I don't know what is! Keep at it and you'll find em!