Thread: When is it too hot to fish

Typically the bite for me longlining is usually about over when the water starts at daylight above 80*. That said, at my age, it just doesnt seem worth getting up before daybreak getting to the boat ramp at first light just to fish about 3 hours before the air temps get above 80* (which makes me sweat.) When I'm sweating sitting in my boat the fun is gone. I'm done fishing until the water temps start back in the 70's again which will probably be late October or maybe into November.

When the temps go up , I cut back to short trips and look for a shaded bank .
I went pond fishing the other day , I was ok as long as I was at the pond in the shade , but when I walked out to my vehicle to swap rods , in a gravel parking lot , the heat was unbelievably hot .. had to hurry .
Still limited my trip to just a couple of hours .
Once the highs get above 90 , a few more degrees doesn’t make that much of a difference. Hot is hot .

To me, the lakes and rivers in the southern states have the most beautiful trees .
Here there are no trees along the lakes, in the boat your like in a frying pan.
our summers are 90-100 low humidity but bright scorching sun.

thank you for your reply’s, fishing is so diverse.
stay safe

Originally Posted by BIGFISHNFREAK

in the boat your like in a frying pan.

That’s one reason my boat sits in the garage most of the year .
That , and with circulation issues in my legs , I can’t sit more than couple hours without my right leg swelling up on me .

Originally Posted by gillchaser999

When the temps go up , I cut back to short trips and look for a shaded bank .
I went pond fishing the other day , I was ok as long as I was at the pond in the shade , but when I walked out to my vehicle to swap rods , in a gravel parking lot , the heat was unbelievably hot .. had to hurry .
Still limited my trip to just a couple of hours .
Once the highs get above 90 , a few more degrees doesn’t make that much of a difference. Hot is hot .

Yeah, I look for the shade as well, plus hip waders in the shallow water. That said, right now at my age I have shut down for a few days.
Bob

I don't quit when it's hot, just go earlier in the morning and get a few hours fishing in. Last trip I was back at the truck by 9 am. Alternative fishing is wet wading rivers. I'm planning a 2 day fishing/camping trip next week fishing a spring fed stream for trout and smallmouth. Water temps are in the 50's so wading this stream in shorts and wade shoes is the ticket, legs are numb and feel heavy when you get out. Temps are supposed to be in the upper 80's those two days which is tolerable. I haven't fished there since Covid but will fish non stop those two days to make up for that.

In the direct relentless sun , not long for me , broken shade an hour , deep shade maybe 2 hours , but the best bite is early and late anyway so why bother during the extreme part of the day

We wade creeks and some rivers and try to stay in the shady spots.