Northwoods Bass Fishing Report, June and July, 2020
If we all thought May 2020 was difficult fishing, June 2020 might have been even worse. Each day's fishing results were entirely a product of that day's weather and conditions. One out of every 7 days was a good day. The other 6 poor due to bad weather and greatly fluctuating water temps. Other than be on spots that have fish, I no longer have the solutions of what it could take to make a few bite. Lets say a prayer, and hope we don't upset the fishing gods in July. May and June were slow and cold, but things are finally heating up quickly. During the first and second weeks of July, our waters heated up dangerously quickly to the point that many guides and anglers had to cancel their trips for fear of killing fish and delayed mortality. This occurrence is deadly to muskies, pike, and deep dwelling cool water species. This too can happen to big smallmouth. If I had to fish, I would have canceled the last week of fishing, but luckily hot temps in the 80-85 degree range was the silver lining to me being off the water due to my annual July holiday hiatus. This week, the lakes are still a little too warm for what I consider to be normal conditions and fishing. 76 in the early