Ok...question bout temps here

[Preacher]

Been out of commission on the fishing part for a couple of years...but Lord willin' I'm pickin up where I left off. I do bout' 90% of my fishin from the banks...mostly at the ponds on Tuckertown.
My question is about the mild winters we have had the past couple of years & if it throws everything out of kilter around here. Usually around April I start doing good with bass & crappie up till about july...then it gets tricky cept' under the bridges & such.
I know the ponds are much quicker to warm up...but I'm wondering if it stays the way it's been if I could even start sooner Or if it messes up the cycles for spawn & such.
Thanks!

[lunker-lander]

Welcome, Preacher!

Tons of good ideas, tips, concepts, and tricks on here for the beginning basser or the seasoned-veteran. PM Zooker (I see you live near him), I'm sure he'll help you out.


-Lunk-

[Preacher]

Ok..but i ain't sure he'll like me....I think I'm closer to the lakes than he is...might cause a jealousy issue!!!!

[lunker-lander]

Just don't go stealin' all his Latino babes (Or Red Bull) and you're fine!


-Lunk-

[Preacher]

No problem...between wife & squirrel...don't have time for other females...cept of the fish variety!!

[BigBassin144]

Preacher, welcome to the forum. Two words of advice: 1. Watch out for us crazy fisher-type peoples, and 2. beware of the Monkey....

Anyways, welcome. You'll learn a lot here, I know I have. Like LL said, Zook will be able to help you out a lot. As for me (and LL) we have a little thing called "Ice" up here. This means no fishing unless it's through a whole in the ice, so I probably won't be much help for your situation.

BB

[zooker]

hey preacher

yep i know where denton is-it is where i house my boat- though i do not live in cid any longer-i really need to change that-i do get around to the t-town every now and again..this time of year the lower end of t-town is the best place.. the davidson county side...

zooker

[Preacher]

Thanks for the welcome....and just to inform...been fishing since i was a wee lad. Started out on the Nantahala river for trout...then got introduced to bass about 20 yrs ago & have never looked back!!

Zooker,
you talkin bout goin down T'Town Rd. (where the ponds are) & jump across the RR tracks?

[zooker]

yep thats the "bluff" side average depth down through there is about 15 feet. watch that first step in most places the first step is 10 feet deep.. there is several flat spots down thru there.. that are 3-7 feet deep..

i intend to fish the lake this next weekend i have been away from it too long..and need to hit it...

zooker

[Preacher]

Well....if the weather channel (on=line) is right...supposed to be back in the 50's by Sat....with a chance of rain. But then ya never know around here....
But to get back to part of my original question...has this goofy weather, like last year, does it mess with the prespawn & all? I follow the trees here as an indicator when things are normal....Dogwoods & Redbuds...but the last two years they were blooming WAY early cause of the warm weather.

[zooker]

nope water temp and ful moon are the only thing i really pay alot of attention too..

zooker

[Justin Case]

Originally Posted by zooker

nope water temp and ful moon are the only thing i really pay alot of attention too..

zooker

the water temp of his hot tub and the full moon to know when his girlfriend will be visiting ?

[basskicker]

when the water warmed up to the normal spawning temp around here last year(about 58-60 degrees) the fish didn't move up because it was early in the year. we didnt catch them shallow until the normal time that they spawn.

[Preacher]

Thats sorta what I mean...thats why I watch the trees around the lakes & such...in my years of fishing for bass, & crappie, for here when the dogwoods start blooming the water temp is getting to where the crappie move up for the spawn....& not too far behind are the bass (when redbuds bloom). But with the ground ( & water) temps being warmer the past couple of years..it made me wonder. Like year before last...dogwoods were blooming at the first part of March instead of April...which meand the ground was warmer...which would translate to warmer water temps in most areas. In this area anyways.
I've fished the piedmont...Highpoint, Asheboro, Yadkin chain, since 1991 now. So I've learned a little...but not enough. I don't give two hoots about the "global warming junk"...everything goes in cycles. Guess I just need to get me a thermometer heh???!!