9 hours ago, crypt said:

it has been a good summer in central Fl.   I live in Brevard county,30 minutes from the Stick Marsh.

You are very fortunate to live so close to the Stick Marsh which is one of the best trophy bass fisheries in the state of Florida. I am in Miami Dade County so the Stick Marsh is a far drive but I plan on visiting it in the future.

On 8/26/2018 at 8:31 PM, Brew City Bass said:

Or should I be doing something different? I feel pretty one dimensional sometimes when this happens. 

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Sounds like you’ve had a solid summer there Brew City but it sucks when Mother Nature throws you a curve ball. You are a lot farther north than I am so I’d say your bass are headed into the fall transition. Even if the water is still warm the bass will begin to migrate to the areas where they feed up in the fall. I’ve been seeing some bass heading towards these haunts even here in KY so I’d say the big cold front you have been dealing with has set off their internal alarm bell and they are on the move. I’d check some areas in and around creeks (or as we call em here in KY “Hollers”) for baitfish and bass around them. For me in the late summer and fall you follow the bait to find the fish. Good luck and I hope you get back on the bite soon! 

7 hours ago, Hillbilly Bennett said:

Sounds like you’ve had a solid summer there Brew City but it sucks when Mother Nature throws you a curve ball. You are a lot farther north than I am so I’d say your bass are headed into the fall transition. Even if the water is still warm the bass will begin to migrate to the areas where they feed up in the fall. I’ve been seeing some bass heading towards these haunts even here in KY so I’d say the big cold front you have been dealing with has set off their internal alarm bell and they are on the move. I’d check some areas in and around creeks (or as we call em here in KY “Hollers”) for baitfish and bass around them. For me in the late summer and fall you follow the bait to find the fish. Good luck and I hope you get back on the bite soon! 

Well, the one lake I've been at most summer is just a bowl lake. 60ft deep, steep sloped all around. There are 2 flats but I haven't been seeing them in there. 

I am going to a different lake tomorrow with a little more contour, so we will see what's up there. 

I’m jealous of your success actually! While my brethren here in Florida have had good summers mine has been the worst in years! I cannot seem to find a consistent pattern on any given day after the first weekend in July. 

 

I tried night fishing one of my small local lakes and the only thing biting were gnats and mosquitos! So badly that by 9:15 we were trying to get off of the lake as fast as possible; no amount of bug spray worked. 

 

I say good for you! You had a great run, and now you will find their new pattern and get back to your successful trips! Good luck!

11 minutes ago, CassLaw said:

I’m jealous of your success actually! While my brethren here in Florida have had good summers mine has been the worst in years! I cannot seem to find a consistent pattern on any given day after the first weekend in July. 

 

I tried night fishing one of my small local lakes and the only thing biting were gnats and mosquitos! So badly that by 9:15 we were trying to get off of the lake as fast as possible; no amount of bug spray worked. 

 

I say good for you! You had a great run, and now you will find their new pattern and get back to your successful trips! Good luck!

Haha thanks. 

I still haven't found the pattern, but the weather has been terrible. So much rain, so much flooding. Hopefully it clears up. I've been catching a few here and there by dragging jigs. Not much else.

I was watching the weather channel this morning and saw that a lot of Minnesota and Wisconsin has some major flooding that you’re dealing with! 

 

Here in Tampa we have been getting so many thunderstorms it’s literally not safe to be on the water many days. It it helping our lakes...many are so high the water is in areas I’ve never seen it before. The weather has no doubt contributed to me being unable to locate the fish like normal....gotta blame something right?

2 hours ago, CassLaw said:

I was watching the weather channel this morning and saw that a lot of Minnesota and Wisconsin has some major flooding that you’re dealing with! 

 

Here in Tampa we have been getting so many thunderstorms it’s literally not safe to be on the water many days. It it helping our lakes...many are so high the water is in areas I’ve never seen it before. The weather has no doubt contributed to me being unable to locate the fish like normal....gotta blame something right?

Haha! Right! 

Yeah, I've fished straight through 80% of these storms, and honestly, only one was bad enough to make me haul ass of the lake. My only stipulation to fishing in a storm is lightning striking near me. That's the only thing I don't tolerate. I've fished through rain coming from every way, winds upto 40mph and my boat has taken everything mother nature could throw at it, but I don't stay out around lighting. Usually I can feel the static in the air, and that's how I deem if the lightning is close or not. If I see it in the distance, but no static in the air (My long hair going straight up in the air, line lifting out of the water.) I am not too worried. 

My wife caught this picture while I was fishing a few miles away in a canal since I’m not a beach lover...the absolute power of this lightning we have been getting was enough to scare me...for a while anyway, I’m sure it will wear off. Always does!