Summer perhaps burns brightest as the calendar inches toward school, fall and football.

 

August reminds us of summer's hot reign, often serving up the hottest for last.

 

Late summer fishing, especially for bass, can be a challenge. The fish generally are deep and lethargic. 

 

But they remain there for the taking for the those willing to apply the ABCs of summer fishing, courtesy of Steve Rice at Field & Stream.

 

The ABCs: aquatic vegetation, bridges and current. Fish like them all. 

 

"In summer, bass need shade, cover, oxygen, and food, and the ABCs always provide that," says guide James Niggemeyer.

Read Steve's full story here.