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Air temps may mean a whole lot more to you, than the fish. Water temps are the deciding factor in most cases, especially this time of year. (though, I'm seeing reports from states all around that defy that)Originally Posted by amaziing1
planning fishing trip for thursday or friday. thursday weather 43 degrees warming to 68 degrees, friday's weather starting at 50 degrees warming to 80. which day would u choose, i'm thinking friday with the addtion of some minnows will make for some real fun. let me know what you think?
tanks, amaziing1
I'd go whichever day afforded me the longest time to spend there, and if it's equal on either day, I'd opt for the warmer day and arrive early & stay late ... especially if the recent weather had dropped the water temps very much from their previous highs. Spawners may still be in the act, or at least the latest wave may be trying to finish up. Look for males to be close to the bank & around wood .... females to be about the same depth, to slightly deeper, and offshore suspended over much deeper water (throughout most of the day). They may be caught in among the males, but if they are moving in, they won't stay there long. IF no males are found around the banks, drop back to the 10-20fow range and push or spider rig your baits along that contour. Run some rods in the 8-10ft depth and a few at the 15-18ft depths, and go slower than 1mph. Adding a minnow to the hook of your jig/plastics offering may also help get you some bites. Lighter colors for the 8-10ft depths & darker colors for the 15-18ft depths, with or w/o minnows attached, should also help.
And as always, should you mark fish hanging over top of a brushpile ... get off to the side of it and soak minnows a foot or so above the depth of the fish, and cast smaller jig/plastics right down to the top of that brush.
