Lots of people struggle to find and catch big smallmouth in June. Water temps hover between 65 and 70 degrees. The fish are done spawning, but haven’t set up in their summer pattern locations. Here’s the big secret…you ready for it? They are suspended.

What Garmin’s Livescope has shown both the professional fishing world and the rest of us is just how many fish aren’t on the bottom. Smallies are notorious to chase schools of smelt and perch around - and that’s exactly where the biggest fish are almost all summer long.

We have lots of tricks to find and catch these fish - but the key at all times to fishing is you have to fish where the fish are. And right now, the vast majority of them aren’t on the bottom.

What I’ve found on Lake G is that the top water bite dies and then you have to switch to a different approach to effectively catch these fish.

I’m not going to let the cat out of the bag in this article - but if you leave me a comment, I’ll share some of my best tips with you!

I’ve got dates open and would love to teach you and show you what Lake George has to offer! You can go to www.freshwatertherapy.com for more info!