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Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin | I have noticed a pattern this fall and it seems like the colder the air temps the better the fishing. The last warm spell has slowed the fishing for most of the boys.
Why is it that the colder the weather the better they eat. Why would they slow down as a warm front hits. You would think once the fall feeding starts it would keep going.
I have been deer hunting for the last two weeks but the word has been slowwwwww.
I like the colder days for fishing and hunting.
What input do you have about this fall.
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| I think the fish can detect the water cooling when the airteomp is cold, and this triggers the feeding. So, I reason that if they can feel the water cool, they can also feel it warm slightly. Not sure if this turns them off, or not. 2 weeks ago I had a 5 fish day in very cold air temps. Last weeknd, we had big fish, but not as many, and the temps were warmer. I definately think the cooling turns them on. |
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Location: Illinois | I have noticed I also do better in fall with colder air temps. In my case I believe that warmer air temps may push muskies more shallow than I traditionally fish in fall. I don't spend a ton of time shallow in fall which I should probably do on the warmer days.Many guys are sucker fishing in fall which is more difficult to do in shallow water and that is why they are not seeing the action they usually do when cooler air temps push them deeper. |
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| Mike, your observation is exactly what I've experienced these past few weeks. 2-3 weeks ago I boated 4 muskies in 2 trips; that air was so cold that I had major icing problems with all my gear. In addition, those fish all came after dark, with wind, so the wind chill temps were like 10-15*. Now that the warmer weather has hit, and lake ice had receded, I've been out 3 times (15 hours total) with only one swipe by a small muskie to show for it.
On Friday I'm heading to a flowage for a change, where I hope the fish are not as affected by the recent warming trend. Plus, I hope to meet up with another M1 dude, Dennis from Green Bay. |
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| I have never seen any indication that they care one way or another, I feel you are making an incorrect association here. |
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Location: oswego, il | I personally have not noticed it. About the only thing I have really noticed in the fall is that sunny days shorten the feeding window to agressive small windows and cloudy days will not really have a window but sporadic action throughout the day. |
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Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin | Well we have a warm day today. Lets see what the warm days bring for those who fish Thursday and Friday.
I will be out Monday and Tuesday when the cold front is here. I will be deer hunting Saturday and Sunday.
Lets see if the warm days were better than the cold days. Any day of muskie fishing is still better than a day of work. |
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