What should you be throwing in June?

Top baits & techniques from our writers

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Brian Carter
June 01, 2025

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Fishing Into Summer: The Best Baits by Bruce Callis

Summer is officially here. While officially, summer isn’t until June 20, 2025, we all know that Memorial Day is the unofficial beginning. The pools are open and most kids have already begun their summer break. It also means that the lakes and rivers will get a lot more crowded.


But for us diehard anglers, we know that things are going to get tougher. The bass are in post spawn heading into their summer haunts. And the bite gets tougher. Don’t get me wrong, there are still going to be lots of bass that stay shallow. And that is where we really like to fish. And there will be big bass still feeding in the shallows and then pulling back into deeper water.

Most overlooked summer techniques by Carson Maddux

With June it already being June, summer is in full swing in the south. The party boats are out and the fish are starting to feel the pressure. The summer months can be fun but definitely test your mental game. Hot, stagnant days with no wind and enough humidity to drive a person insane make for interesting days on the water. The good news is the days are long so you have plenty of time to figure them out! I want to dive into some techniques that will help you catch more fish this summer.

The biggest learning curve for me when fishing in the summer months was learning how to read my electronics. Once you begin to have confidence in what you’re looking for, it is easier to lock in and spend the time “behind the wheel”. Outside of looking for fish, your electronics can tell you a lot about what is happening on the lake. For example, if you are on the main lake and see that the thermocline is at 15 feet, you can eliminate anything deeper than that in that section. This takes a huge vast area and condensed it into something more manageable. Likewise, you may see that same thermocline further back in a creek in shallow or deeper water. Paying attention to those differences is how the best of the best maximize their efficiency.

Summer Bass Fishing: Where Bass Go and How to Catch Them by Calvin Herndon

Summer time is a really fun time to be on the water. Especially in early summer because fish like to school up and you can catch a lot of bass quick. There are challenges in the summer because bass make major moves in the summer. It is important to understand bass movement so you can follow the fish and be effective catching summer time bass.

One of the biggest things in the summer you have to understand is that the bass have split. After the spawn one group of bass like to stay shallow and there is a group that goes deep and will hangout on offshore structure. Let’s talk about early summer bass are aggressive and willing to feed as the summer progress the bass become more lethargic. Shallow fish will stay shallow all the way up until the fall. Where to look for shallow bass? If your fishery does not have a lot of grass or vegetation in it bass will relate to any shallow cover whether that is down trees, boat docks, or anything with shade on it. Early in the morning the bass will come away from the cover and feed, but when the sun starts to peak out bass run for the shade. Let’s talk about fishery that have a lot of grass in them. The bass in this situation in the summer time cling to the thickest grass you can find. The bigger fish tend to be found on the outer edge of the grass mat or in the point of a grass mat. What about the fish that split and go deep?

Until next time,

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