Gary -Here's a good deal on worms:http://www.overstockbait.com/Yamamoto-Bait-Store-Buy-Out-s/2221.htm... 

Outstanding video from Bass Resource.com: Facts and Myths About Bass

Here is the link. Enjoy and learn.     

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-videos/bass-fishing-fish-b...

Gary, Bob Lusk, along with Bruce Condello, are two of legendary people I got a chance to meet. When you have an opportunity, visit them at a Pond Boss conference. If there are a remote chance, get a fishing day in with them. Their knowledge, and presences, are a blast.

At conferences and discussions, they only mention briefly about the water bodies they managed. The first impression is, "Ehhh..okay." However, you cannot comprehend the complexity of their management until you visit the lakes/ponds they've managed, especially the ones they owned/managed personally for their pleasures. I'm an environmental scientist that work with federal-state-county-city agencies for their waterbodies, Bob and Bruce are fishery managers and biologist (accept for one is a dentist), and trust me when I say, "Holy smoke!!" I was thoroughly impressed.

Sounds like a wonderful layout of a year as a teacher. Fun time dead smack in the middle of the spawning and feeding frenzy period.

They're from Nebraska and Texas, but tend to hold their conferences in the eastern side of the states. The last conference was in Tennessee I believe. Bob Lusk also perform fishery management quite extensively along the eastern states as well. Try to get in contact with him through PondBoss.com, and enjoy the days out there with him and his crew on electro-fishing. He loves company.

Bruce is a bit of a spurt-of-the-moment guy. He's the Houdini of his schedules, even to himself, that none of us can truly pinpoint when and where he will be. The only way to do it is to meet him at a locked location, like the conferences. From there, that's when you can get some fun time with him.

The heat and Hydrilla are doing a job on the fishing here in northern NJ. The lily pads and weeds are so thick it's hard to get to the bottom in many areas of our local ponds. One notable exception is a little pond called Bogue Pond in Riverdale. The weeds have died off and the water has turned turquois. Weird. My guess is they put chemicals in there to kill the weeds off. Unfortunately, the fish have disappeared too. And I've caught a ton of quality bass, crappy and trout there up until late June when the water color changed. Makes me mad! As for my current favorite fishing hole, Twin Lakes North, the hydrilla is so thick it's choking out the bite. No happy medium around here. I got lucky last Saturday and caught my new PB there. Then nothing all week long. Today I was fortunate to catch a quality bass dragging a lizard through the weeds on a weighted 3/0 wide gap hook. I sure hope the heat wave breaks sooner than later. Cooler water temps would be a great help.  

Gotta meet up with you there sometime Gary!

The summer is half over, John. I'm ready when you are. Where ever you want to meet.

It's just too damn hot!! The bass are lazy. Even when they hit a lure it's half hearted. I had three hits yesterday morning that should have resulted in quality fish, but came up with nothing.

I got one Bass yesterday fishing for Gills LOL. The Gills hir great and I got a bonus Channel Catfish.

Gary - Know any small mouth Bass River spots for August?

Shame on you  LOL!

You got your NY license   ?I'd like to fish the Upper Ramapo River in NY state off 17 and try to find smallie holes . Gotta learn about that area.Wading in old sneakers and shorts, good fun!

I fish the river on the tidal side of the dam, Sandy and I had good luck, she was using a pin's minnow   trolling it on spinning rod I was using a 8 wt and a 9 wt fly rod both have floating line the 9 wt has a 5'sinking head added. I was trolling the fly rod at the same time she was using her spinning rod.i was using the jawbreaker fly and also a bait fish fly pattern both were deadly we caught15 and landed 12 smallmouth bass all were C& R                  

nice haul of smallies Sleepy .What was the range of sizes?

Gary, I'm going to warn you now!  Once you get a taste of Smallies fighting in current, you'll become addicted very quickly!  I've been chasing stream Smallies off-and-on since May, and I can quickly see that becoming my M.O.

they varied in size the biggest ones were 3 pound size

3 LB Smallies !! YES SIR you had fun ! AND on a flyrod?

Gary , Allen is right !

Yes the ones I caught were on fly rods ,Sandy's was on A spinning rod .and  yes your hooked on catching them,esp when they jump 2 to 3 ft out of the water when you hook them, then your in for sum fun.

4#6OZ. Didn't measure but should be right at around 19.5" Took an 1/8th oz. Johnson Shutter spoon tipped with a crawler piece .The small hooks were lightly hooked in the lip .If this wasn't a 54 degree water fish I might have lost her .Great feel on 6# test 4#diameter medium action rod .A good November fish at about 2pm on the west side where shade meets sunlight on the water .15' stained water .

Sweet!

Thrilled Allen, thanks . Was actually 4,1/2# .Do pretty good with Bass and spoons this time of year sometimes .

Only LMB I've caught on a spoon was a tiny thing that was just about the same size as the spoon itself!

LOL, A while back  I got a 4" Bass on a 5" spoon!

This lure should work great in some lakes and hike to ponds around here ! http://sfttackle.com/kopper-s-live-target-hollow-body-sunfish-13892...

BASS FEEDING: https://www.facebook.com/LojaTralhasePesca/videos/492812510814258/

Eat or be eaten.

Love that video, John. It really shows that you have to get down into the muck where the big ones hang out. Being on the water is the only way. Hope to see you out there at some point this year.

Yes I hear ya Gary  . All these Bass look active . We all know things don't always happen like that and patience and believing you're fishing where the fish are are important. Hope to see ya out there too! 

Mid June Bass ; Wacky worm style, Octopus hook , 6"Yum worm 8 lb test PLine co-polymer . Pflueger President Reel, Quantum 'Dance Class'  Medium action Rod

2018  Working Bass Lures so far-Cabin Creek, 1/8th oz. Spider Jig; Rapala F-11

Some April and May Bass

Very nice! Looks like they are hungry for some surface games.

Love this size and style Spinner bait this year !

Same Spinnerbait with a small Male

April and May WT 62-67 Degrees  Bass in the shallows have been taken on X Raps ,Floating Rapalas, Sluggo's, Wacky rigged Stick worms, and Crawler/Spinner Rigs

Been a decent 2019 season for Bass so far

Best fish of day on a tough bite came on a classic Sluggo:

Gregs 17" Bass caught on a Rapala J-11 Jointed Floater ."Snake and Wake" technique retreive over 8' weed flat. 

Large Shiner on a 1/4 oz. Squirrel Tail Jig took this nice Bass along  a Rock Ledge .

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Well, I haven't been fishing for years, but I relapsed. This bass was 16" I hope I got the picture loaded.

Thataway Sharon .What'd that nice Bass hit?

Lowly canada worm. My pond fish will not hit artificial lures. 

Maybe you need to slap those pond fish upside their heads with some wacky worms! Have you tried Keitech swimbaits .They work good around here but you know your water better than me,

So far, they totally ignore anything that doesn't wiggle naturally. No shiny junk for them  I am personally responsible for the breeding of smart bass in my little pond. They keep me entertained in exchange for me occasionally supplying them with gourmet dinner. In return, I release them back into the pond to breed more. 

Hah you spoiler!