This is not true for all species of fish, fortunately, but summer is not the best time of the year for fishing. Successful fishing requires a good strategy and adaptation. However, the months of October and November follow and are often the promise of memorable trips.
September, a month of transition
September is already seeing a lot of changes that are working in your favor. The fish are getting active again at all hours of the day and are much more numerous and willing to bite on the edges. If one of the main reasons is the return of calm after the gradual disappearance of summer people and noise on and around the water, it is especially the return of a relative freshness of the air and water that announces an imminent autumn and much more pleasant and safe living conditions.
Quality and quantity
October and November are then the most interesting months for carnivorous fish and you will not only have the opportunity to bite a record fish, but also the opportunity to meet intense moments of activity making you live your best fishing trips. The positive evolution of September is only a foretaste of the promising results to come. On the condition that you are in the right place at the right time, because if the periods of activity are longer and more intense, they will be targeted and often linked to weather episodes; All the more so if the fishing pressure is important.
The first cold snaps
The start of this festive period is often marked by the first cold spells, as they are the sign of the progressive arrival of winter. From this moment on, everything accelerates very quickly and it is necessary to multiply as much as possible the fast exits to exploit at best this so particular and prolific period.
Making fat
The major concern of fish at this time is to make fat to spend the winter as well as possible. During this period of dearth, of meteorological discomfort, of reproduction for some species, fishes know well that they will emerge slimmed down and that it is necessary to make reserves beforehand. This is why the feeding phases will be numerous, longer and very often focused on large preys.
Warmer temperatures for aquatic life
The second reason why fall is an active time is the return of the water to much warmer temperatures that are favorable to life and survival. Water temperatures around 14-15° are the most saturated with oxygen and therefore the most favorable for life and comfort of aquatic fauna.
Favourable hunting conditions
Finally, it is because autumn offers windy, rainy and often changing weather conditions that it is conducive to the feeding activity of carnivores. These moments when the luminosity drops, through clouds and wave formation, are particularly favorable to hunting. Thus, during this period you will find many more periods of real predatory activity which will be as many opportunities to catch a trophy fish.
