Fished literally all day in 103 degree temps a couple weeks ago in AZ. Probably drank 10 bottles of water, downed a couple bottles of Gatorade, and tried to cover up as much skin as possible. Did I look like a blue condom?? Maybe ??. But I caught fish!

I went  late yesterday afternoon and last  night til 3 in the morning . The temperature was great . The fishing was fair . Didnt get on numbers like I have been during the day but managed 21 . Toads work at night too . These hot summer days , I use to love them , now they are  torture .

We had an unusually cool june until around the 20th. Had a low of 62 one night, which is the lowest since that day in 1961 . It’s been normal highs   ( 90s ) since.

In the summer , I only go first thing in the morning until 11 or so anymore. They bite pretty good most mornings.( caught 19 this morning)

Im with @Catt . I used to fish all day from sunup to sundown and still wish I could keep on fishing...now the lower back tells me when to quit. The heat is just a contributor to making me go home. And if they are still biting... well , you know how that goes.

 

What many people don't understand is that land topography can have as much impact on climate as latitude.

Water heats-up and cools-down much slower than air. As a result, there are many 'maritime climates'

in the deep south that never get as hot as many 'continental climates' in the far north.

 

The hottest temperature on record in North Dakota is 121 deg (continental climate far from big water)

The hottest temperature on record in Key West, Florida is 97 deg (maritime climate surrounded by water)

     http://joedorishweather.blogspot.com/2014/08/record-hottest-and-coldest-weather_5.html

 

Roger

 

@RoLo How long did North Dakota stay at 121 & how long did Key West stay at 97?

In my area it's the humidity that starts to slow me down. I used to be able to fish much longer too, now, when the air gets really thick and heavy, I tire out faster. Four to six hrs is about the as long as I fish now, and I drink a lot of water. I'm going to start night fishing soon.

16 hours ago, Catt said:

@RoLo How long did North Dakota stay at 121 & how long did Key West stay at 97?

 

My post addresses the Not-So-Obvious element of thermal extremes with no bearing on mean temps. 

North Dakota is tangent to Canada, while Key West, Florida is close to the equator.

Quite naturally, the mean air temperature between two locations 1,700 miles apart comes as no surprise.

All the same, I intentionally provided a URL for those curious about off-topic metrics.

 

Roger

On 6/29/2020 at 1:26 PM, Herbert Lorenzo said:

Went fishing a few days ago and on the water just before 8:00 am . Catch two bass within 30 minutes and feel a bit warm and uncomfortable check the water temperature 86 degrees.  By 9am another boater slowly comes by and says he was offshore and could not take heat heading to ramp. Any way the temperature  here in Tampa hit 99 degrees and it's  not even July yet . Wonder if fishing will be possible at all any more during the day the next 4 months . What a shame they had us in covid home lockdown when it was cool and let us out when it's 100 degrees.  Lol 

Today I start fishing at Castaic lake Los Angeles, by 6AM, I got one bite at 6:30AM and I wrap up at 9AM and when I sat in car, it was 110, I mean 9AM beside lake. so I am planning more to go 4AM to 9AM places hat possible and also night time fishing, till cool off weather.

110 @ 9AM?? ... man 

 

What was the high that day?