As July gives way to August, there is no finer way to flyfish than to launch your float tube on a trout- or bass-filled lake and start kicking around for feeders.

Many rivers are too low or warm to fish at the tail-end of dog days anyway, and in a low-water year like the one many in the West are experiencing, the lack of water in the reservoirs means the fish have less room to hide.

Whether you’re using sinking line and a big streamer to search the depths, or casting tiny dry flies to rising fish on the surface, here are a few spots in the country with world-class float tubing.

San Diego County Lakes, California.
Though known more for its offshore deepwater fishing, San Diego has plenty of lakes nearby to hit in a float tube. From Lake Cuyamaca for trout, to Lower Otay, Lake Murray or Dixon Lake (where a 25-lb largemouth was recently caught) for bass, San Diego has plenty of freshwater for the float-tuber.

Century Drive Lakes, Oregon
This 100-kilometer drive starts in Bend and winds past more than a dozen fantastic float tube lakes, including such classics as Crane Prairie, Wickiup, and Hosmer–home to stocked Atlantic salmon.

Hebgen Lake, Montana
Located just ten miles north of the town of West Yellowstone, Hebgen is famous for their “Gulpers” in August and September–when big trout roam the surface feeding on tiny mayflies like tricos and callibaetis.

Chevlon Lake and Willow Springs Lake, Arizona.
Those lakes are both located in the mountains north of Phoenix along the Mogollon Rim and provide a nice break from the high temps of Phoenix and Tuscon. They both tend to fish well in spring and fall, and have good numbers of rainbows. A short but steep hike is often required to get into Chevlon, but the fishing is worth it. The state record rainbow was caught in Willow Springs in September of 2006.

Chattahoochee River, Georgia
One of the finest tailwater fisheries in the South, the “Hooch” can easily be fished from a float tube, and, because it’s a tailwater (flows out from beneath a dam), water temps tend to remain low. There is a 15-mile stretch of the river north of Atlanta along the Peachtree Hwy that is artificial lures and flies only.