Hot summer fishing

[lhcbassman]

So here in Arizona we are already getting to the 90's .I usually don't fish much during those temps but since now I have a kayak and just have started fishing more often and seriously I will be going out on these hot days. The problem is I have no idea how to fish the higher temps.. what should I expect the fish to do? What should I be using. Because I am seriously​lost lol. Thank for everything.

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[Wizard]

Long time since I fished Havasu. It had LM and SM along with stripers, big Gills and even some sturgeon. It averaged about 30-40 ft, deep with some deep holes down to maybe 100 ft. The lake had a lot of grass near shore and if is still there, that is where I would start. There is only one island in the lake and few humps. This is a case where I would move offshore to over the old Colorado River channel. Look for bait schools from 15-30 ft. during the hot weather. The bass should be to the sides and below the bait schools. I would use jigs, weighted swim baits and topwaters in the shallows and jigging spoons, large grubs and deep crank baits for deeper water. If I found bass but they won't bite I might try an umbrella rig just to be different. Umbrella rigs can be used in any water temp and not just winter and prespawn. During the tournament (long ago), I fished grubs along small bluffs which were in the shade. Bass seemed to hold to them in the warmer weather. I think the water temp was in the low to mid 80's during the tournament. Good Luck to you.

[lhcbassman]

Thanks that's awesome advice. I'll be sure to keep that in mind for future trips.

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[Oldfart9999]

Thanks that's awesome advice. I'll be sure to keep that in mind for future trips.

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You won't get any better! The only thing I might add is to experiment with your retrieves to see if there is a particular speed the fish want.
Rodney