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| We are not there yet - I know! I’m just curious. Is it wrong to fish Muskie in water temp over __? |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Generally accepted number is 80 degrees sustained or higher. |
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| sworrall - 5/28/2020 9:52 PM
Generally accepted number is 80 degrees sustained or higher. Does that happen much in WI or MN? I know I’ve seen it but I can’t remember if it lasts. Fairly new to muskies |
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Location: Walker, MN | We get sustained 80+ in North Central MN about every 3-4 years. |
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| Not so much up north, but in the Twin Cities, it usually does for a while, each summer. We suspend our league night for a month each summer because temps will hover a little above or slightly below, for a few weeks. |
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| Thx. Now I know when I will switch to bass only |
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Location: Duluth | Just dont ask this question at Cave Run.... |
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| People jig in July with water Temps approaching 90. |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | Muskie Gal - 5/31/2020 1:20 PM
People jig in July with water Temps approaching 90.
90...? where ? Mn. Wi. ?
Just wondering where muskie fishing is 90 in July .
Edited by Top H2O 6/1/2020 10:38 PM
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Location: SW Ohio | CincySkeez - 5/30/2020 1:04 PM
Just dont ask this question at Cave Run....
Not Cave but SW Ohio. We were at 53 three weeks ago and 73 last weekend. Went out yesterday and surface temp was 76 at 8 am, 80-81 at 2 pm. The LR-ACE chart from 5/30 shows the temps steadily decrease as depth increases (with the largest drop at 10') and the O2 levels sufficient down to 70'. That's probably changed a bit since then. All the fish I graphed are 20' or deeper off of drop offs and breaks.
We've had a ton of rain which has kept the water levels up and extremely muddy (less than 6" vis in many areas). The lake stay churned up as everyone has too much time on their hands and weekdays look like weekends. Weekends are almost unfishable due to the sheer number of boats.
So, if 75 where to be the new 80, the season would be over before it started. Air temps are supposed to start dropping over the next week or so and the water temps should to. |
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Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin | Here in Southeast Wisconsin the "high water temps" will usually start around the 1st or 2nd week in July. Most years I cancel the last 2 weeks in July and first week in August due to 80 to 83 degree water temps. Every time someone books a trip during July or early August I explain this situation so they all know it can happen. On the years the lake doesn't sustain water temps over 80 degrees the fishing is great all season long. High water temperatures above 80 degrees has a huge negative effect on our fishoree around here. Almost everyone who cares about our fishoree stops targeting muskies at this time. Almost all guides stop trips and do what best for the fishoree. Can you catch muskies in water temperatures over 80 degrees? Yes. Can it kill a muskie just by catching it? Yes. Lots of people learn the hard way because they keep pushing it until they kill one and become a believer.
My brother is the supervisor of the lake crews and weed control. He has his workers report dead muskies to him with pictures so we can see first hand how the water temperatures and fishing pressure effects our muskies, pike, bass and walleyes. Fish die in low desolved oxygen and high water temperatures. That's a fact. Pictures with dates and lake info taken every week shows this to be a major issue. Bottom line.....give them a break when water temps start to sustain a level over 80 degrees. Dead fish don't grow bigger. |
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Location: Athens, Ohio | Capt. Koepp, what an honor to hear from you.
My Muskies Inc chapter president, Jim Moore, is also the VP for fisheries and research for the national organization. He's obtained a grant for a university study of mortality effects of warm water releases. They are using a reservoir in West Virginia, a river in Virginia, and a WVDNR stocking pond as parts of the study.
As chapter secretary, I took some notes when the study's director spoke to our meeting about the content and scope of the study, which is going on now. If anyone is interested I can post information in the Biology forum. m |
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