Suggestions for fishing when water temps drop to the mid-40's and below?
Ranger
Posted 11/2/2003 7:03 PM (#86682)
Subject: Suggestions for fishing when water temps drop to the mid-40's and below?





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Local water temps have dropped into the mid-40s, and they'll be dropping further with this week of cool weather we expect in the northwoods. How do you fish cold and really cold water? Thanks!
ToddM
Posted 11/2/2003 7:58 PM (#86687 - in reply to #86682)
Subject: RE: Suggestions for fishing when water temps drop to the mid-40's and below?





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Location: oswego, il
Gliders, deep divers and meat. Meat being key.
lobi
Posted 11/2/2003 9:02 PM (#86693 - in reply to #86682)
Subject: RE: Suggestions for fishing when water temps drop to the mid-40's and below?





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Location: Holly, MI
slower? bigger? <--lures meat..bigger the better?
Slamr
Posted 11/2/2003 9:25 PM (#86697 - in reply to #86682)
Subject: RE: Suggestions for fishing when water temps drop to the mid-40's and below?





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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs
3 pairs of gloves, long johns, snow pants, heavy boots, waterproof and wool socks, crazy looking ski mask thing, 2 t-shirts, sweater, and the double layered columbia jacket.
And I go slow on big baits while run as many suckers as I can without getting nutty f***ing with them all damn day.
muskellunged
Posted 7/25/2012 11:04 AM (#573871 - in reply to #86697)
Subject: RE: Suggestions for fishing when water temps drop to the mid-40's and below?





Location: Illinois

Ranger - 11/2/2003 7:03 PM Local water temps have dropped into the mid-40s, and they'll be dropping further with this week of cool weather we expect in the northwoods. How do you fish cold and really cold water? Thanks!

Soft Plastics with a moderately slow pull/pause retrieve.

ToddM - 11/2/2003 7:58 PM Gliders, deep divers and meat. Meat being key.

And a POSTIVEMUSKYATTITUDE!!!   Meat saves the day on those bitter cold days!

Slamr - 11/2/2003 9:25 PM 3 pairs of gloves, long johns, snow pants, heavy boots, waterproof and wool socks, crazy looking ski mask thing, 2 t-shirts, sweater, and the double layered columbia jacket. And I go slow on big baits while run as many suckers as I can without getting nutty f***ing with them all #*^@ day.

Gots to have one of those (when the water temps are in the mid 40s!)

 

I dug up this thread to get our minds off the hot water, 

soooo

How do you fish cold and really cold water?

 

 

 

 

 

sworrall
Posted 7/25/2012 11:07 AM (#573874 - in reply to #86682)
Subject: Re: Suggestions for fishing when water temps drop to the mid-40's and below?





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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin
With my ice auger and a Frabill Shelter.
muskellunged
Posted 7/25/2012 11:17 AM (#573879 - in reply to #573874)
Subject: Re: Suggestions for fishing when water temps drop to the mid-40's and below?





Location: Illinois

sworrall - 7/25/2012 11:07 AM With my ice auger and a Frabill Shelter. :)

 

With a slick jig or a darter?  

 

 




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sworrall
Posted 7/25/2012 11:18 AM (#573880 - in reply to #86682)
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin
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Thad
Posted 7/25/2012 11:23 AM (#573883 - in reply to #573880)
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CAN'T WAIT FOR HARD WATER !!!!!!!
Flambeauski
Posted 7/25/2012 11:35 AM (#573885 - in reply to #86682)
Subject: Re: Suggestions for fishing when water temps drop to the mid-40's and below?




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Location: Smith Creek
With whiskey. Preferrably Templeton Rye: The one thing Iowans do well.
MACK
Posted 7/25/2012 11:39 AM (#573887 - in reply to #86682)
Subject: Re: Suggestions for fishing when water temps drop to the mid-40's and below?




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Cold temps, Fall fishing, snow on the ground for snowmobiling, ice on the lakes for ice fishing...all sounds GREAT right now! I'm flat-out tired of this 100+ degree weather. I'm done with it. Bring on Fall and Winter! :thumbsup:

Edited by MACK 7/25/2012 11:40 AM
milje
Posted 7/25/2012 11:50 AM (#573888 - in reply to #86682)
Subject: Re: Suggestions for fishing when water temps drop to the mid-40's and below?




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Location: Wakefield, MI
With an extra thermos full of coffee usually.

Usually hang 2 suckers, the bigger the better (can usually get 18-20" locally), and a big Suick when I can feel my hands. Some of the biggest fish I've seen have been with the lake half frozen and doing an ice breaking mission to get to open water.