Thread: Curious about proven places

What do you all think the water temps need to be before they move into the "winter haunts"?

Originally Posted by LRJoe1

What do you all think the water temps need to be before they move into the "winter haunts"?

I don't know, someone more expert than me needs to answer that one. But generally you're talking Late November/December timeframe.

The experts across the state line tell me as long as the water temps stay in the 70's they will hit the crankbaits. I am going to keep pulling them until they quit bitting them.:D

According to the COE website, The water temps at Greers Ferry are still above 27 degrees C (or about 81-82 degrees F) down to below 20 feet.

http://www.swl-wc.usace.army.mil/WCD...ofiles/do2.txt

And the level ain't too bad either.

Originally Posted by creekslick

The experts across the state line tell me as long as the water temps stay in the 70's they will hit the crankbaits. I am going to keep pulling them until they quit bitting them.:D

That's my fishing philosophy in a nutshell - if they're biting what you're pulling - keep pulling!

TreeMyDog - Where are you from? Do you coon hunt?

Lake Nimrod is at least 18 to 20 feet high right now. I don't know that crankbait trolling might not be such a bad idea under these conditions. The only problem might be too much trash in the water to foul your lines or crankbaits.

Crankbaiting on Millwood is one of my favorite methods. In the spring, when the water temps climb above 62, they will start hitting them over the creek channels in the staging areas. We will be heading to Millwood today. I suspect the crankbait bite will be good until early November. I hope they are staging and ready to feed for winter. We actually caught them schooled up last year and hitting topwater plugs in October. We will see.

Michael