01-16-07, 10:40 PM | #1 |
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will they even bite???
i live in danbury Connecticut, and because of el nino and crap, there is is no snow. normally the resivours would be frozen and stuff, but they arent. will the fish still bite, some days it is like we have tempatures from 30-60 some days. on the warm days can i still fish??? or will it just be a waste of time? and what should i throw?? line? and lures??
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01-16-07, 11:00 PM | #2 |
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Shoot, yes they'll bite! The key is the water temp. If you know that you can fish accordingly. The colder the water, the slower you fish. here in South Texas the water temps were 55-56 before the current cold snap and they were hitting cranks and soft plastics.
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We get bass through the ice up here where the water temp is 34, so yes its slow and they don't fight as hard, but they will bite..on a sunny warmer winter day try shallows near a deep drop, they could come up on afternoons for the warmer water.
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01-17-07, 10:18 AM | #4 |
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When it's colder here (water temps 45-50) I love fishin a jig-n-pig in creek channels, especially those that are 2 or 3 feet deeper than the surroundings. Also, bumpin wood with big crankbaits are effective. Often warm, bright days will make the fish suspend in the wood, so choose your cranks appropriately.
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Drop shotting and finesse worms (on shakey heads) work real well in the colder water too. Just have to remember the slower the better when it gets real cold.
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When you feel like your going slow, slow down more. I pains me to fish slow. That is one, of many, things I want to work on this year.
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fishing slow is the primary pattern, but dont' forget reaction strikes. When that jig comes blasting out of a brush pile that drops vertically...it can be awesome.
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I feel your pain here. I need to do so as well. I think I will do better yet if I slow down some more.
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woo daves said that there are three things to fishing in the cold,slow down, slow down, and slow down.
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01-17-07, 04:21 PM | #10 |
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oh, i didnt even think they were catchable. is live bait even considered? and what would be the most effective lure in this weather by me?? i also fly fish, is that in the question?? i am new to it, so i dont know much about flys and crap.
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01-17-07, 09:08 PM | #11 |
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Most folks nailed it by slowing down, weightless plastics, like flukes, lizards, worms dead sticked can and will work. On the other side, I have caught quite a few fish with a faster retrieve, even lipless cranks that I move quickly. If the fish are agressive, then fast can and will work. If they are sluggish(which is 90% of the time). then slow is the answer IMO.
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Worms and Slug Go's have worked for me. I like the Slug Go's because you can fish them from top to bottom. This is important when fishing from the bank and no fish finder. They also have better action that worms
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I fished a pond last Saturday here in VA and it had been warm for a few days. The water temp was 46 when I started at 1:00 and crept up to 48.5 late afternoon. I caught 7 bass with the biggest weighing 5.2 lbs. Caught 3 on a 3/16 black/blue jig, 3 on a smoke/blue flake 4" tube (t-rig 1/8 oz weight), and 1 on a spinnerbait. All the fish were in brush close to the bank. I really like jigs and tubes this time of year. When the water gets above 50 I'll start throwing suspending jerkbaits.
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Nice to see ya back posting bassaddict!
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yeah,good to see yah around!
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i have been catching a few 12-14" bass lately on a jig n pig worked SLOWWWWLY around flooded treetops and on riprap banks... The best times have been between 2pm and 5pm, the warmest part of the day in about 3-10 feet of water... ive tried other things even plastics, but nothing has been producing except for the Jig!! Good Luck!!
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hey rrw! its good to see yah around!
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I dunno, I went fishing on a tiny pond on the first and only had 4 hours to fish. Two and a half hours into it I got sick of going slowly and not getting anything, so I started swimming my jig and got a 2 pounder which came almost to the surface to get it. Then I started using a buzzbait and caught 3 more smaller ones.
This was on the IL/WI border and the air temp was 38 degrees. I was just thrilled to be able to fish open water, but to get topwater bites was awesome!
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To go with catching cold weather bass... here is a picture of a 6 lber I caught in a lake in February a few years ago. She was in 10' of water on a log in the middle of the lake. Caught her on a Bill Norman crank fish fairly slow and digging the bottom. Eric |
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WTG! nice bass! thats a beautiful fish!
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read these threads.these were caught in ny this year on jan. 13th and the 4th.they were caught west of danbury so the wether is identical.
http://www.nybass.com/showthread.php?t=19950&page=2 http://www.nybass.com/showthread.php?t=19778
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