On those hot humid summer days when a big black storm cloud
is building in the west, the last thing many people think of doing is going out
fishing. If you like to catch northerns,
that is just what you should do on those kind of days. I’ve fished the Wisconsin
river bottoms all my life and the best days for fishing are those
when it’s so hot you can hardly breathe, so humid you are drenched in sweat,
and threatening to storm and blow you off the lake.
There’s something about high humidity, and low pressure that makes
northern, and bass for that matter go on a feeding frenzy. I’ve been on a local slough many times in
those conditions when you get a strike or catch a fish on every cast. Often if you get a strike and miss the fish,
you’ll get another before you get your bait reeled in.
A simple single hook bait is best.
Try using a spinnerbait, buzz bait, single hook spoon or top water bait
like a Moss Boss. The reason I prefer a
single hook is that they’re much easier to get out of a toothy northern’s
mouth.
You do need to keep an eye on the weather though. When you can begin to see lightning in the
west, it’s time to go home. Getting wet
is one thing, getting hit by lightning is another.
Try fishing for northerns one of these hot summer afternoons and
I’ll bet you’ll be back the next day it’s like that for more.
Post by: Dan Bomkamp