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| My friends have had a lot success on river systems lately, many 3-4-5 fish days, but the water temp has dropped almost 20 degrees in 2 weeks. The water temp on the river is 38 degrees right now. Is there a temp where I should forget the river and hit the lakes?
Thanks,
Tony Steffes |
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| I'll fish the river until it freezes, or the season closes. Which ever comes first. |
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| If the river flows into a lake, move into the warmer water in the lake. |
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Location: The desert | Never! I love the river!
Mike |
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| I've been told:
Once a river fisherman, ALWAYS a river fisherman.....
Once a lake fisherman, NEVER a river fisherman.
personally, i'd rather fish a river..a bona fide river...not a flowage, or anything like that.
If you plan on getting into river fishing, get the dan gapen river fishing books (do a google search)...even though he doesn't focus on muskies all that much, i gleaned a lot of helpful info from both books that i read.
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Location: north central wisconsin | There is an uptick in activity that takes place due to several factors(runs of different forage species that muskies take advantage of) on rivers that I don't see as timed and actual on the lakes. |
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Location: Collegeville Pa | My favorite time to fish rivers is in the low 40's / upper 30's. Fish are easy to find and continue to feed all winter as long as there is open water. I have caught fish with ice coming down the river. The key is hitting the feeding windows right which is never an exact science!!
GSR |
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