Indian Summer Largemouth
Every fall season, there always seems to be a week or two of disruptive weather delaying fall turnover and the season’s entire progression. High pressure systems stall overhead, persisting and seemingly unwilling to relent, bringing with it bright sun, heat, and little wind. 60 degree water temperatures that should be cooling into the upper 50’s for high’s will be climbing towards the 70’s by end of the week, surely disrupting fish activity and delaying autumn’s advancement. Don’t fret over it, especially if you’re a serious largemouth bass angler. While warming waters during autumn wreak havoc to most fish species, largemouths are most appreciative of it. Their growing season and presence in the shallows has just been prolonged. Adaptive and advantageous of the situation, they take up on Mother Nature’s encouragement to further feed. Viewed as a detriment to fall fishing and the pursuit of many fish species, Indian Summer positively and uniquely affects big largemouth bass. Cooling weather in early fall undoubtedly triggers rapid and robust fish activity, driving largemouths to the lake’s deepest green weeds remaining. Warm weather oppositely d