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NY Lakes Producing Larger Bass in July
Because the water temperatures heat up within the lakes throughout New York, bass angler Michael Cleary-Morgan is catching not solely extra bass, however larger ones! It’s a refreshing sample for Michael who’s coming off a irritating June the place the fish simply weren’t patternable. “Issues have been hit and miss final month,” he mentioned. “It was tough discovering the precise lures, colours, and methods to catch bass.” Michael fishes Cranberry Lake in NY and mentioned the hotter temperatures are a welcomed change. With the hotter water, Michael mentioned he’s seeing a greater largemouth bass chunk than smallmouth. “Final month, the water temperatures within the lakes have been round 60 levels. That’s nice for smallmouth however largemouth bass have been laborious to search out,” he mentioned.
The Rockland County fisherman has been attempting completely different lures and methods and has discovered what the bass need. “For some time, I used to be utilizing light-colored lures. Then I switched it up and tried some darker coloured plastics and that was the ticket,” he mentioned.
Michael has been throwing a Berkley Energy Blade and Berkley Swim Jigs with a Berkley Max Scent Trailer. “The perfect colours I’ve discovered are the Pumpkin Crawl and black,” he mentioned. For these trying to attempt different baits, he recommends utilizing spinnerbaits and jigs in inexperienced, black, or blue. “I’ve been catching some respectable dimension fish, with my finest catch being a 5.8-pound largemouth that was caught on a black and blue Berkley Swim Jig with a Black Max Scent Craw as a trailer,” he mentioned. Additionally, utilizing a topwater frog early within the morning has produced some huge bass.
So far as his method, Michael mentioned he has been slowing issues down. “I’ve been making the lure play lifeless for a couple of seconds. I’ll give the reel deal with a couple of turns after which let the lure drop down and sit for a bit. Then I’ll give it a bit of tug and let it lay down once more.
{The summertime} sample ought to proceed by August for bass fisherman who goal largemouth bass within the lakes throughout New York. “After that first cool entrance I’ll need to determine them out once more,” Michael joked.
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