Summertime finds bass metabolism at its peak, with bass very active and requiring much more food than usual. Concentrate your fishing on the areas where the predominant food source is available. In many lakes, the main bass diet is shad or some type of minnow. It's rare to find anything but an occasional straggler bass in areas where little food is present.
Look for breakline areas with a lot of structure just outside bays and coves. Bass will hold in deep water near major food supplies, then move up slopes or ledges to feed. Much of the best fishing will be at dawn and dusk, when the sunlight is off the water. During the day, try to find places where the water will be coolest, such as the shadows beneath dense weed canopies, places where feeder creeks enter the lake, and the shady side of any large structure. On many lakes, a persistent thermocline develops during the summer and attracts suspended bass.
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