Spawning seasons have recently completed, and summer’s peak is nearing. With such a long and stable period taking place during the July and August months, summer fishing strategies are predictable when focusing on the locations and habits of a single predator and its prey. Much can be learned about the intricate relationships of largemouth bass and bluegill populations. The relationship between largemouths and this principal forage species dictates seasonal locations and feeding habits. Bluegills are the backbone and lifeblood of all good largemouth bass fisheries, and integral for the development and growth of sustaining them. Largemouths live for them. Once the unusual predator-prey relationship between the largemouth bass and bluegill is understood, the best fishing of summer is coming ahead. At least it will be to anglers who are able to recognize the symbiotic dependency both species have for each other.   The Relationship Largemouths and bluegills have an inextricable dependency for one another. As it pertains to their survival, a largemouth fishery depends on bluegills as forage. Meanwhile, to achieve growth and a healthy fishery of their