In midsummer, the slightest dip in water temp can trigger the feeding instincts of many fish. Warm water holds less dissolved oxygen, and that makes fish sluggish. Successful anglers look for places and times when the water is cooler. This holds true when Jeff Weakley and Capt. Bill Faulkner fish the warm waters of southwest Florida.

But the opposite holds true when fishing cooler months or northern waters. You look for pockets of warm water. In either case, having a temperature gauge on your boat may be your best piece of electronic equipment.

Don’t miss this week’s show as Editor Terry Gibson looks for eddies of warmer water in the face of an early season cold-front, and Jeff Weakley searches for cooler water in mid-summer bath water.

SEGMENT #1

Target Species: Redfish, Snook, Tarpon
Sponsor: Carolina Lunker Sauce
Location: Chokoloskee, FL
Host/Editor: Jeff Weakley
Guide: Bill Faulkner, www.gulfcoastguideservices.com
Lodging: Chokoloskee Resort and Marina, www.outdoor-resorts.com/ci

TACKLE BOX

Sponsor: Berkley
Rod: All Star 7’ medium-fast
Reel: Pflueger Medalist 12lb
Line: Stren Super Braid 14lb
Bait: MirrOlure Top Dog

BOAT SPECS

Sponsor: Mercury
Boat: 20' Renegade Skate
Engine: Mercury 115 OptiMax

SEGMENT #2

Target Species: Striped Bass
Sponsor: Bennett Trim Tabs
Location: Chesapeake Bay, MD
Host/Editor: Terry Gibson
Guide: John Page Williams
Lodging: Chesapeake Bay Foundation, www.cbf.org

TACKLE BOX

Sponsor: Berkley
Rod: All Star 7’ medium-fast
Reel: Pflueger Medalist 12lb
Line: Berkley Fireline 10lb.
Bait: Old Bayside Spec grub 4”

BOAT SPECs

Sponsor: Mercury
Boat: 16'7" Boston Whaler Montauk
Engine: Merc 60 4-stroke EFI BigFoot

2007 SWA TV SPONSORS

MERCURY MARINE - www.mercurymarine.com

PFLUEGER FISHING TACKLE - www.pfluegerfishing.com

BERKLEY - www.berkley-fishing.com

CRAIG CAT - www.craigcat.com

ALL STAR GRAPHITE RODS - www.allstarrods.com

Old BaySide - www.oldbayside.com

MirrOlure - www.mirrolure.com

Bagley Bait Company - www.bagleybait.com

Hook & Tackle Outfitters - www.hookandtackle.com

Rapala - www.rapala.com

Carolina Lunker Sauce - www.lunkersauce.com

Flambeau Outdoors - www.flambeauoutdoors.com

Bennett Trim Tabs - www.bennetttrimtabs.com