October Bass Fishing

I have always enjoyed fall fishing and the first week of October has been well worth the effort this year. I have spent most days bass fishing on a few ponds and enjoyed some good fishing.

This fish was the best of the week and one of the best of the summer. Admittedly the fishing is best mid day when the sun warms the water some. Not necessarily a bad thing just different from my usual early starts. Today was very productive in spite of a strong breeze out of the west and cool air temperatures. The water temperature continues to hold at 60 which seems to be perfect. I am reluctantly switching to guiding bird hunters for the next few weeks but plan to return to this excellent bass fishing next month. Let’s hope that the pleasant weather holds until then.