Winter Can Be So Boring

[Gone Fishin']

I've turned into a wimp. I don't fish as much as I used to in the winter. But I will get cabin fever quite a bit and head to the lake. Once I get there I think, am I going crazy? Then I get the first bite I warm up and think it's not as bad as I thought.

I am decidedly on the side of being comfortable to fish. Too cold and I just stay home. We have a windy cold snap here this morning and I'll be having lunch with some friends and taking the dog to the vet today instead of fishing. Us Texas boys can handle hot weather better than we do cold.
Last week they were moving up the river channel in the big lake already. I'll be back after 'em next week.

[DockShootinJack]

There are days when I decide it is best to crawl back into a warm bed and go back to sleep

[kycreek]

Love to Sauger fish as long as the river cooperates. I fished a lot in November & December catching several personal best fish. But 2022 hasn't started out well. My trout lakes are frozen over. & the river is a mess.

It's so cold I've been spending time painting ceilings in our house. You know I got it bad. LOL

[DockShootinJack]

The Walleye and Sauger are supposed to be doing pretty good around here

[Ketchn]

our shrimp tend to head to the light at night in most spots locally when the water chills
dont pay them much attention here though as it is mostly small fish with them .
our shad spawn more than once a cycle ,so it is a crap shoot as to what size shad they are eating .
seen shad 3.5 inches long dead in the winter and shad 1 inch long dead in the winter water .
good read none the less and in the end , the fish you posted the other day looked really spawned up if it was fresh out of the water when you captured the image , somewhat worked tail and heavy color tells me it likely went shallow recently if it came out of the water looking like that .
in your part of the world it would be safe to assume pre spawn is well under way ,our black crappie will move up next month and we are far colder water here .
might think about short water spawn areas at first light after a few real warm days
you will beat the crowd and quite possibly hit a huge fish as the older fish often move up first in many cases .
just a thought my friend

[DockShootinJack]

Ketchn is all over it

[Chuck Adams]

Just curious………what is considered cold in Texas???
29 at 11am here in Southern Indiana and going down to 16 tonight.


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[Gone Fishin']

Just curious………what is considered cold in Texas???
29 at 11am here in Southern Indiana and going down to 16 tonight.


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It was 29 this morning with 26 predicted tomorrow. Highs in the lower 40's with a 15-20 mph breeze for the next couple of days.
I pretty much don't fish unless it's 50 or higher. But that pretty often, even in the winter here.

[Ketchn]

Just curious………what is considered cold in Texas???
29 at 11am here in Southern Indiana and going down to 16 tonight.


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Below 20 here once or twice lately , pretty chilly for us southern folks

[Gone Fishin']

Below 20 here once or twice lately , pretty chilly for us southern folks

I think you are near the DFW area?
I'm south of you a bit in the pineywoods. Dallas definitely gets more cold weather than we do.