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| Can anyone give a suggestion on what constitutes a midsummer cold front? Does it need to be a huge drop in temperature to effect fish? And does it need to last a while to make an effect or does an immediate temperature drop (outside air) change fish behavior.
I will be heading up north as I do every year and there are always days that drop into the 60's from the 80's and I just wonder if these days should be handled much differently, basically suggestions on how anglers would react to these temp fluctuations on a shield lake.
Thanks,
Doug |
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Location: Holly, MI | I'm no weather man but here are a few basics as I understand them..
When a cold front is moving your way it is heavier and stays low. It pushes the warm air (that holds moisture) up higher. As the warm air rises it cools and the vapor condenses into clouds and then rain. You should see the rain before the cold front hits. This low pressure volitile time is when you would hope to fish but you fish when you can. Lots of others on this board will have better advice for fishing the post cold front conditions but I think you will want to slow your presentations way down and maybe go to the plastics. |
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| Doug,
I can't help you for a shield lake but I have found the conditions that lead up to the cold front to be an important factor too.
Fishing during the falling barometer has been noticeably better. Does post-frontal cold spell means highs skies/high pressure? When cold fronts come in and bring unstable weather that's usually a good thing. It sounds to me like you're talking about high pressure conditions with colder temps (i.e.: bright, sunny days?) that happen in mid-summer.
Plastics have been good to me then too. Also, a musky spoon (I like Johnson's) tipped with plastic working the outside weed-edge twitched not cranked in. Surprisingly, I have also found luck with buzz-baits at this time, working pads with cabbage, tipping the lure with a 6" mogambo grub for extra lift and slowing down the retrieve speed. Of course, I'd probably be fishing a stained & somewhat shallow lake. On a deeper/clearer water-body I'd consider those deep weed edges / suspended fish as well and try a Reef Hawg and even rolling a spinnerbait.
After a long stretch of 80s, a drop to the 60s will not be as important as the pressure change and precipitation. Dry high skies/high pressure is usually a tough patch to hit. Have you considered a reaper or some type of jig too? |
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| Ok that makes sense guys thanks. You're right Wade, I am basically referring to those summer days, blue skies and sun, but the temp is cooler then usual, this happens alot and it seems to me that they make for tough fishing conditions at least in my experience. I've tried slow presentations with Bull Dawgs, Phantoms, and slug-o's to name a few, with not much luck at all. The problem is I don't get to muskie fish very much so I don't have much experience to rely on in these conditions.
Thanks again for the info.
Doug |
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