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Around noon today I went back to the docks , fished the same spots as yesterday and stunk it up . Not even a short tail nipper . I fished an hour and a half without a bite .
Difference?
It was about ten degrees cooler than yesterday at this time and he overnight temperatures were lower .
I went back this evening , getting there around 4:20 .
The wind had gotten worse 11-22 mph . But blowing mostly behind me casting to the shore from the docks .
It took a few minutes to locate the school , but once I found them , I caught my first fish at 4:42 and fish number six at 4:53 .
Then they just quit .
Six in eleven minutes. Not as good as yesterday, but I’ll take it .
Total time fishing was less than an hour.
Combo today was a 5’ Major Craft Aji do , with a Soare bb500spg and 2# Floroclear.
A size 12 tungsten handtie with a 4mm bead was the lure in olive green .
I think the lower overall temps today slowed the movement of the school into the shallow water .
Last edited by gillchaser999; 02-28-2025 at 06:56 PM.
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When it comes to a change in weather, it would take some time for the water temperature to rise or fall. Even then fish are cold blooded and not affected by daily changes in temperature IMO; barometric pressure changes most definitely like for all wild animals in my experience.
Somewhere in the lake the fish were schooled and prone to attack a lure. You got lucky finding a small group in a short period of time which happens to me a lot ice fishing. No fish on sonar = no fish present to bite.
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So , I’m guessing you’re saying the few hours of sunlight on the shallows didn’t warm the water enough to cause the movement of the school to move shallow ?Originally Posted by Spoonminnow
When I used my to fish out of my boat weekly . I found I used the temperature on my old Cuda depth finder more during late winter and early spring more than the depth or fish indicator features .
I’ve seen the water temps rise as much as five degrees or more in coves , especially those with a southern exposure that would get sun most of the days .
I used temperature to locate the fish . A few degrees makes a lot of difference to a fish , IMO .
I’ve had it happen at the town pond where the bite would be better in the late afternoon after a day of sun warming the shallows .
Water temps in a small pond fluctuate more than in a bigger reservoir. That’s why I fish the pond more in the winter than I do the bigger reservoirs or the creeks .
I could be off base , but it’s worked for me over the years .
But I don’t let it keep me from going and trying .
And I only fish on days that end with a Y .
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Yes, especially in spring I watch water temperature like a halk, and many other factors definitely come into play, I watch the budding of the different plants water levels, fish eating birds, fish themselves, where the bass fisherpersons are, moon phase, and barometer and all that goes into my little data base with my fishing experience and log book it's part a angling. Good luck, and we say that too because sometimes we rely on luck.
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When the water reaches a certain temperature that tells the panfish there may be some type of aquatic insect about to hatch which means food . Or it maybe bank insects , even gnats that fall into the water .
Leaches , crawfish movements are triggered by temperature changes .
My 1” micro jigs represent some of those . Even a 1” lure is too big sometimes.
A lot of factors can cause the movement of fish , but especially food .
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The most consistent food source is other fish. Everything else hit or miss. Fish follow the food - fish - and regardless of the BP or water temperature, stay near them. Granted, I cloudy days during warm weather, predator fish get irritable especially near and in weeds. The spawn changes everything and finding fish is very easy.A lot of factors can cause the movement of fish , but especially food
I will always believe this proposition:
1.fish follow the largest concentration of food - bait fish. The rest are just snacks.
2.fish don't necessarily feed predictably.
3.fish DO NOT STRIKE LURES TO EAT THEM, which opens up lure choices to a few thousand on any given day.
4.fish at any one time may chase a lure or not. The right lure speed, action and shape are crucial.
5.fish are hypersensitive, meaning, they sense all moving objects that are near no matter how subtle the motion. That goes for prey or predators (which they are too dumb to avoid).
Gillchaser was in the right area, using the right lure, the right way. I don't try to predict locations (my crystal ball broke a long time ago) but use all the rest to let my lures - with the help of a fish finder - to find and catch fish.
I can't but help catching over 30 fish on any given day - though usually less under the ice.
