Fall spawn and when to start hitting the ponds hard again

[Fishnngolfn]

Originally Posted by zooker

nice fish...we are getting near fall when the big girls get in the skinny water..

zooker

So when does the bite pick back up in the fall? I think it depends on the water temperature for the fish to spawn again (if I remember correctly from reading some threads on here). But I am not one to keep track of the water temperature for now so I am looking for an "average" or rough time frame that it begins. I am in Alabama so anyone with some experience due to years past in this area, would you guys give me a rough time as to when the fall spawn typically happens?

[WTL]

The bite should be picking up real soon. I havent been fishing in a week, but I got a couple buck bass and a couple redfish in an hour or so last week - it was OK. You feel that little bit of dry coolness in the air? That means its gonna get good soon.

The spawn occurs when the bradford pears bloom around here - first 2 weeks of march or so. We are a long way off.

PS, I'm gonna PM you with a suggestion. I had a good day one fall on a lake that is local to you.

[Rebbasser]

Shortly after the first cold front and the water starts to cool down. Occurring here this week.

[tnfisherman]

im going to fish a little more here but deer season is strating up again

[bamabassman]

we went last weekend and they were really hitting the rattle trap...chrome with a blue back,i/2 oz. wife caught the crap outa em. biggest 3#7oz. she is now a member and i am trying to get her to post the pics and brag and rag me bout it. going this weekend as well. will let you know how it goes. oh...sorry i forgot this though. the bass seemed to hit mostly when the wind got up real good. and were in about 10-12 feet deep.

[fishin' fool]

The only fish to spawn in the fall are trout, that I know of...

[bhfishman]

All I can tell you is that the fish I caught last weekend seem to have had the feed bag on during the entire weekend. The only problem is that we have had so much rain lately and the water levels are spiking so much that it seems like they are having a problem getting into full fledge gorging! I can only hope that they are in the mood this weekend!

[JB]

here in the midwest the bite picks up when the water temps are 70-74 and then start lowering. look for fish near wood or rocks in 3 ft of water
(give or take)...the bite is great as the temps fall, usually till the water temp is 50ish, then it slows down a tad.

[lowrider]

we are starting to see some early and late in the day schooling action around here. our water temps have started dipping into the lower 70's with all the rain and cooler weather.

i'm ready for the bite to pick up. tourney this weekend too. yippeeee

[cassidyta]

Water temps won't drop for a month or so out this way. Air temps stay in the mid to upper 80's through Sept and in to Oct. Good in some ways, because the bite only slows down in Dec-Feb.

[bamabassman]

just got back from guntersville state park again. camped out there and fished for 2 days. the rattle trap and rooster tails were STILL the bait to use for us. caught around 50 each day when the bass were in a FEEDING FRENZIE. had 4 keepers. rattle trap in chrome with blue back, 1/2 oz in aroud 5-12' water. lisa KILLED EM AGAIN GANG!!

[BigBassin144]

Congrats to mrsbamabassman! Don't worry man, you'll get soon enough. We haven't been out fishing near enough. We should be hitting all the little lakes and reservoirs around here. We just need to get that damned trolling motor working again. then we'll be out.

BB

[bamabassman]

bb, i DID catch em this time, lmao. i got 2 keepers and she got 2. caught over 50 total for the weekend.

[flbassman]

Originally Posted by WTL

but I got a couple buck bass and a couple redfish

What do you mean by redfish? You're not talking about red drum, are you?

[tnfisherman]

i say he was salt water fishing

[Rodman_Rob]

Originally Posted by tnfisherman

i say he was salt water fishing

in brackish water