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Night Fishing for Bass in July: The Black-and-Blue Playbook for Pressured Summer Lakes
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Night Fishing for Bass in July: The Black-and-Blue Playbook for Pressured Summer Lakes

Night fishing for bass in July is a different animal than the May or June version. The water is 85F+, the daytime crowd has cooked the bite, and the fish that fed in three feet of water a month ago are now living on the edges of dock lights and the lips of brushpiles. Here's the playbook.

July 11, 2026 12 min read
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Does Moon Phase Fishing Work on YOUR Lake? Run the Experiment
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Does Moon Phase Fishing Work on YOUR Lake? Run the Experiment

Generic solunar tables have never seen your lake. Instead of arguing whether moon phase fishing works, run your own season-long experiment: log catches against the moon, control for weather, and let your data answer for your water and your species.

July 6, 2026 10 min read
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June Smallmouth Bass: How to Fish the Three Stages from Spawn to Summer
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June Smallmouth Bass: How to Fish the Three Stages from Spawn to Summer

On the same lake, on the same June afternoon, June smallmouth bass behave like three different fish: still-bedding males in two feet of water, fry-guarders in four, and post-spawn females cruising the first break in twelve. This is the stage-by-stage playbook.

June 5, 2026 10 min read
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Moon Phase Fishing: Does It Actually Work?
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Moon Phase Fishing: Does It Actually Work?

Moon phase fishing divides anglers like almost nothing else. We dig into the science behind solunar tables, tidal pull, and lunar feeding periods, and show how logging your catches reveals whether it works for you.

April 22, 2026 7 min read
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