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Home > Take Me Fishing Blog > July 2016 > The Best Time to Fish? Read the Weather
The best time to fish is when you can. Yeah, I've heard that one, too. It's true, and the more often you go the better chance you've got to catch fish. The list of ways to predict best fishing times is long, but here are 4 quick lessons to get you started.
If you're fishing in foul weather be sure to use extra safety precautions from PFDs and other boat safety equipment.
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Tom Keer is an award-winning writer who lives on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. He is a columnist for the Upland Almanac, a Contributing Writer for Covey Rise magazine, a Contributing Editor for both Fly Rod and Reel and Fly Fish America, and a blogger for the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation’s Take Me Fishing program. Keer writes regularly for over a dozen outdoor magazines on topics related to fishing, hunting, boating, and other outdoor pursuits. When they are not fishing, Keer and his family hunt upland birds over their three English setters. His first book, a Fly Fishers Guide to the New England Coast was released in January 2011. Visit him at www.tomkeer.com or at www.thekeergroup.com.
The largemouth bass is the most popular freshwater game fish in the U.S. Learn more about how you can identify a largemouth bass, where to catch it and what bait and lures to use.
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