I'm in the same boat as many of us now. It's been very hot and humid around my area lately. I've been fishing in the evenings, or at sunup on Saturday morning.                                                    Yesterday, we finished up work around 1:00 in the afternoon, and, despite the bright sun, zero wind, and sticky conditions, I went fishing anyway, making a bank trip to a small lake near home.                           I fished for forty minutes, throwing a t rigged Culprit worm with no strikes. In the distance, I saw some large clowds coming in. Once the clouds were over me, blocking out all sun, I caught 4 bass in twenty minutes. The cloud cover brought in a light breeze, which gave a slight chop on the water too.                         Before I went home, I tied on a 1/4 oz black beetlespin, and caught one more fish also.              " Cloud cover and a slight wind, are a form of cover for bass".  I read this so long ago, I can't even remember when? I've seen it happen before too. It doesn't need to be dark, threatening storm clouds, just enoupgh cloud cover to block the sun. Hopefully, the clouds bring a light wind too. Sometimes, it's pretty amazing how quickly the cloud cover can put fish on the move, and put the odds in your favor. I've seen this happen a few times before. Has anyone else had your luck change quickly with some clouds that blow in?                          

Beetle spin . I was driving down a gravel road yesterday and made a stop at a culvert in an irrigation ditch . A place I use to fish long ago . Armed with a yellow 1/4 ounce Beetle Spin I caught 12 with the largest being two to three lbs . 

10 minutes ago, scaleface said:

Beetle spin . I was driving down a gravel road yesterday and made a stop at a culvert in an irrigation ditch . A place I use to fish long ago . Armed with a yellow 1/4 ounce Beetle Spin I caught 12 with the largest being two to three lbs . 

I still use them. I think with all the new, hot baits out there, lots of guys have forgotten about them. They still work,and at .87 cents per 2 pack at Wally World, you really can't go wrong.

45 minutes ago, Mobasser said:

I'm in the same boat as many of us now. It's been very hot and humid around my area lately. I've been fishing in the evenings, or at sunup on Saturday morning.                                                    Yesterday, we finished up work around 1:00 in the afternoon, and, despite the bright sun, zero wind, and sticky conditions, I went fishing anyway, making a bank trip to a small lake near home.                           I fished for forty minutes, throwing a t rigged Culprit worm with no strikes. In the distance, I saw some large clowds coming in. Once the clouds were over me, blocking out all sun, I caught 4 bass in twenty minutes. The cloud cover brought in a light breeze, which gave a slight chop on the water too.                         Before I went home, I tied on a 1/4 oz black beetlespin, and caught one more fish also.              " Cloud cover and a slight wind, are a form of cover for bass".  I read this so long ago, I can't even remember when? I've seen it happen before too. It doesn't need to be dark, threatening storm clouds, just enoupgh cloud cover to block the sun. Hopefully, the clouds bring a light wind too. Sometimes, it's pretty amazing how quickly the cloud cover can put fish on the move, and put the odds in your favor. I've seen this happen a few times before. Has anyone else had your luck change quickly with some clouds that blow in?                          

You bet...especially when it's hot as heck out like this. Tuesday it was sunny and I caught 2 dinks in an hour. Clouds rolled in and I managed 5 in like 15 minutes on a worm and a finesse jig. Clouds went away and I only managed 4 more in like 2 hours.

What I'd give for some clouds tomorrow.

 

What are clouds??

There has been many partly cloudy days when I’ve kept a topwater tied on all day fishing in coontail. When a cloud moves in front of the sun the topwater bite really turns on until the sun comes back out. 

LOL! You are preaching to the choir! It seems like FOREVER since I have fished with some cloud cover. I went out a month ago, no wind, dead still and extremely humid. I laid onto what I thought was the biggest bass I had ever caught on a Shakey head right off the bank. Then I realized it was not coming up. Ok, I got a BIG catfish.....

 

Nope. It was a giant freaking carp! I fought that thing for over 5 minutes before I got it the side of the boat. And then I did something really really stupid. I grabbed my line to pull him a little closer. My line wrapped around my finger... I prayed right then and there as I was looking for my pliers that the carp would not make another run. It did not. Lesson learned. 

 

However after that fight I was exhausted, over heated and got off the lake at 8am. That never happens. Not to mention that by the time I got to the boat ramp I was feeling so sick, that when I went to trailer the boat, I forgot to pull up my trolling motor and slammed it into the trailer. Got lucky I did not damage it.

Clouds, rain, overcast, etc.  Its generally all better than bright sun during the hot summer months.  There's very few recreational riff raff on the lake, the fishing is often better, and the temperature is significantly cooler so it becomes more tolerable.

 

Its been quite warm and humid even up here in the north and last week when I went we had about 40 minutes of clouds.  The bite was on immediately.  We could see the blue sky coming in the distance and once the clouds gave way the bite significantly fell off.  We still caught a few fish in the next 3 hours of sun but clearly the overcast skies make a big difference.

Without a doubt, cloud cover and a little wind seems to loosen bass up from hunkering down in thick cover, to avoid the sun's raze.  When the clouds come, I always go to the closest drop-off associated with a thick clump of cover.  They seem to move to deeper water in a hunting mode.  Drop-off doesn't need to be real deep, a foot or two may attract them once the clouds roll in.  Much more willing to eat in lower light, in summertime conditions.  

Having a cloudy “event” today @Pickle_Power

 

18 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

Having a cloudy “event” today @Pickle_Power

Gotta love those cloud events.