{"id":8009,"date":"2024-10-16T11:39:52","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T19:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/?p=8009"},"modified":"2024-12-18T11:08:12","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T19:08:12","slug":"great-kayak-fishing-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/great-kayak-fishing-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Kayak Fishing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The record breaking late summer heat wave is over and we&#8217;ve had some great kayak fishing for largemouth bass on the Colorado River. It will start getting windy here soon so we don&#8217;t want to waste a single day of kayak fishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s cooler, but still 75\u00b0 before dawn on it&#8217;s way to about 100\u00b0, so we&#8217;re out there early. The fishing at night has not been so hot, but just before dawn I had some success.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/LongDistanceJumpingBass10-10-24.gif\" alt=\"Kayak fishing for largemouth bass with watermanatwork.com\" class=\"wp-image-8010\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Getting a decent fish before the sun comes up is a great way to start the kayak fishing day. The rest of the day is bonus time.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CORiverLMB10-7-24.jpg\" alt=\"Colorado River largemouth bass caught by watermanatwork.com kayak fisherman Ron Barbish\" class=\"wp-image-8011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CORiverLMB10-7-24.jpg 600w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CORiverLMB10-7-24-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Before we came out fishing, we had to replenish the supply of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/plastic-grub-mod-for-big-largemouth-bass\/\">custom grubs<\/a><\/strong>. They definitely do the job for the largemouth bass around here, but they get chewed up. Hopefully, these will last a while.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GrubFactory.jpg\" alt=\"Grub factory\" class=\"wp-image-8012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GrubFactory.jpg 700w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GrubFactory-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Back on the water, the fishing was good just before sunrise.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EarlyAMBass10-7-24.gif\" alt=\"Kayak fishing for largemouth bass with watermanatwork.com\" class=\"wp-image-8013\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Another day of perfect kayak fishing conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CORiver10-8-24.jpg\" alt=\"Perfect kayak fishing conditions\" class=\"wp-image-8014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CORiver10-8-24.jpg 700w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CORiver10-8-24-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CORiver10-7-24.jpg\" alt=\"Perfect kayak fishing conditions\" class=\"wp-image-8015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CORiver10-7-24.jpg 700w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CORiver10-7-24-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The bass weren&#8217;t huge, but there was plenty of kayak fishing action.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/JumpingBass10-8-24.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8019\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>As the sun rises in the desert sky, the fishing seems to slow a bit or die off completely. It&#8217;s still pretty hot so unless the fishing is really good, we are off the water by noon.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/KayakSunset10-7-24.jpg\" alt=\"Desert sunset\" class=\"wp-image-8016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/KayakSunset10-7-24.jpg 700w, https:\/\/watermanatwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/KayakSunset10-7-24-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>There is definitely more great kayak fishing coming up, so check back soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The record breaking late summer heat wave is over and we&#8217;ve had some great kayak fishing for largemouth bass on the Colorado River. 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