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| Received a report from my brother in law that air temps (highs for the day) have been in the 40s for the past couple of weeks, and that spawing of fish has not taken place yet. So..I am looking for any updates on water temps to get a better picture of the situation for next week.
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Location: Pelican Lake/Three Lakes Chain | Water Temps on all of the lakes I have been on the last couple of days have been right around the 60 degree mark. The majority of the spawning has been complete for the last couple of weeks. Cast away!! |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I agree with Norm, the Muskies have spawned and it's OK to fish them. |
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| vms
im headed to mellen WI.
here in NE wis. we have 3 in boat from an open dnr lake. muskies are on the move,
weather forecast for sat looks good.
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | Spawing is done up on the Cisco Chain, so I'd have to say they're pretty well done all over up there.. |
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| Dannyboy...
you going to be on the same (language) lakes as last year? We will be out again on (Language) lake again to start out...hopefully get a couple in the boat this time. Dog will be with us too.
Maybe see you there again?
Steve |
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Location: Wauwatosa, WI | I'm so psyched I can hardly contain myself. good to know about the spawning situation. I'll be on stone lake in the Manitowish Waters chain early Saturday morning. It's been a long winter...
Bob Ryan
Edited by Parman99 5/24/2004 10:22 AM
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| By the way...you getting geared up to be done with school?
I am down to 11 days, with a day off in there to go up for the minnesota opener. Cannot wait until it's all done.
Steve |
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Location: Ogden, Ut | Steve,
I wouuldn't worry, spawning behavior is driven primarily by photoperiod and water temperature. Air temp has little influence on it once the 'trigger has been tripped.' Have fun and enjoy your opener.
K. |
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Location: Oconto Falls, WI | Not all lakes you find will be the same. Over in the Phelps/Eagle River/Iron River area some lakes the fish haven't spawned in yet. The last two weekends I have seen big females still full of spawn, and smaller fish that aren't even scarred up. The warmest water I have found is 58°. The lake I fished this past weekend was 52°. In recent years I have seen fish spawning into June.
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Location: Seymour, WI | Water temps dropped from 62 to 55 over the wk end in the border lake area. Muskies were not very activly cruising or chasing. Strikes need to be triggered.
Grass, |
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Location: Tomahawk, Wisconsin | I think it will be late spawn on some lakes, just past spawn on some lakes, and others it has been a few weeks, get out and fish!!!!!!! |
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| Just got back yesterday from Vilas county. Water temperature ranged from 56-60 on the surface. Was raining and 46 degrees (air) when we left yesterday morning. |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | Maybe this is a dumb comment....but here's my thought
Fish dont eat during the spawn
We release all the fish we catch
SO if you catch a pre-spawn fish, you're going to release it....and if the fish IS on the spawn, she's not going to chase a bait anyways. Being able to fish IL and IN during the spawn I can tell you when you are seeing ONLY fish under 32", you know the spawn is on....ie. the spawners by their nature are safe from us anyways.
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| hey vms,
well be there sat. bright and early.john and i and another baot will be there too.
i have 3 in the boat so far. im on a roll.
can't wait for school to be out. we have 8 days to go.
se ya sat.
dannyboy 1672 lakeland pro  |
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Location: north central wisconsin | Been fishing some U.P lakes and the fish have definately spawned where I've been. Popped a 25lber on a big burned bucktail, and had several hits and hookups with topwater. The water was in the sixties for over a week. This cool snap has slowed things a tad, but the fish should be plenty active for the WI opener.
Edited by Reef Hawg 5/25/2004 10:47 AM
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Wisconsin North....should we be fishing for Ski's this weekend?