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| I was just wondering what your thaughts on fishing in higher water temps at night were because during the day out here in southern Wisconsin/ northern Illinois the water temps during the day are 85 and we wont even think about going out do to risking the death of a fish. At night it cools down pretty good and the water temps go with it. I was just curious if you guys think it would be safe to go way later at night when the water temps drop a couple degrees???
Edited by muskydrunk 7/29/2008 9:07 AM
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Location: oswego, il | It's not the air temps, it's the water temps. If it's 83, it may only cool down to 79 for a brief time but the water below can still be warm, it is only cooling off the top little bit so if it's too hot during the day it is not that much cooler at night. I have been fishing local and just bass fishing. |
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| You'd be surprised at how little the water temperature changes just a few feet below the surface. I would be surprised if the water temps when during the day are 85 will fall below 80 degrees, particularly if there's no wind (and even if the water temps are 85 and drop "a couple degrees"... they are still above 80 according to your post). Wind creates upwellings of cooler water if the lake is deep enough. We do research on a lake that is about 40-60 feet max and even after a major storm front the water temps don't fluctuate much. I believe this is largely due to the relatively shallow depth of the lake and there simply not being enough cool water to mix into the top portion of the water column.
The coolest water temps will be VERY early in the morning, not a couple hours after sunset. LOTS of physiological changes occur to fish during periods of extreme water temps, especially combined with angling stress. My .02 cents... give them a break. They will still be there in September. |
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