Guest Andrea Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 BESIDES Ice-Fishing...............do any of you guys fish for catfish or bass in the winter months??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lobsterman Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Re: Winter Fishing??? bass thru the ice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Re: Winter Fishing??? I would if our lakes weren't covered with 3 feet of ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OUTSIDER Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Re: Winter Fishing??? i catch some sauger in the winter...some crappie but you have to fish so slow i usually dont mess with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DU_man_84 Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Re: Winter Fishing??? i will start fishing as soon as first ice out, mainly for walleye, ill fish bass a few times, all you need to know is fish SLOW, SLOW, SLOW as possible, and downsize on your bait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggs Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Re: Winter Fishing??? well the steelhead are in the rivers throughout the winter here so that's the only fishing I do other than ice fishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drkillemquick Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Re: Winter Fishing??? [ QUOTE ] I would if our lakes weren't covered with 3 feet of ice. [/ QUOTE ] Thats what I was thinking, kind of hard not to ice- fish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoyt03 Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Re: Winter Fishing??? River smallmouth and walleye during winter months for me. Sometimes they stack up and you can really get into them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WABS Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Re: Winter Fishing??? Absolutely pretty much all winter long. If the weather gets too cold we go down and fish on the warm side of Lake Anna (warmed by the discharge from a power plant). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lovinbowhuntin247365 Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 Re: Winter Fishing??? usually when all the ice melts, ill start casting for bass ... but thats headed more into spring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Re: Winter Fishing??? I fish bass tournaments year round. We have some of our biggest catches in February. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Re: Winter Fishing??? [ QUOTE ] I fish bass tournaments year round. We have some of our biggest catches in February. [/ QUOTE ] What techniques/tackle do you use in the winter? Deep water crankbaits? Worms? I had GREAT success in the spring/summer but I've never tried it in the winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Re: Winter Fishing??? Depends on the lake and the fish. I generally fish fairly shallow even in the colder months, typically not deper than 18 - 20 feet. I know that sounds really deep for Florida waters, but it's not for the lakes around here. I throw a lot of crankbaits, jigs, and small Carolina rigged worms and lizards. I'll also fish light weight stuff like a 1/8 oz hair jig or a drop shot with a little 2 inch or 3 inch plastic grub. I like subtle, natural colors for everything except the crankbaits. I throw a lot of bright colored crankbaits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Re: Winter Fishing??? [ QUOTE ] Depends on the lake and the fish. I generally fish fairly shallow even in the colder months, typically not deper than 18 - 20 feet. I know that sounds really deep for Florida waters, but it's not for the lakes around here. I throw a lot of crankbaits, jigs, and small Carolina rigged worms and lizards. I'll also fish light weight stuff like a 1/8 oz hair jig or a drop shot with a little 2 inch or 3 inch plastic grub. I like subtle, natural colors for everything except the crankbaits. I throw a lot of bright colored crankbaits. [/ QUOTE ] What about rivers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 Re: Winter Fishing??? Not a lot of river fishing in Texas. The tournaments I've fished in other states that were held on rivers were all in either the Spring or Summer. I fished the St John's out of Palatka in late January and the fish were already staged for prespawn. We caught them on the downstream ends of sandbars, behind laydowns, around docks and anyplace else where they could find a break from the current. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 Re: Winter Fishing??? Crappie are cold weather fish. Just so dang hard to find. We fish the river here and caught crappie before but it was an accident. Gonna try to catch some this weekend if we can find them. We know they like to hold up in the brush tops but haven't been very successful with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Colorado_Sportsman Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 Re: Winter Fishing??? No winter Bass fishing here. Some excellent trout fishing in the tail waters or through the ice. If I lived in FL I would head to the Ocean. Sailfishing in Miami or Islamorada in Dec. or better yet head to Key West and fish for anything and then hit Sloppy Joe's for a round of Poppa's Doubles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 Re: Winter Fishing??? [ QUOTE ] No winter Bass fishing here. Some excellent trout fishing in the tail waters or through the ice. If I lived in FL I would head to the Ocean. Sailfishing in Miami or Islamorada in Dec. or better yet head to Key West and fish for anything and then hit Sloppy Joe's for a round of Poppa's Doubles. [/ QUOTE ] That's WAY too far south for me. We fish the Gulf outta Destin all the time though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted November 7, 2006 Report Share Posted November 7, 2006 Re: Winter Fishing??? [ QUOTE ] BESIDES Ice-Fishing...............do any of you guys fish for catfish or bass in the winter months??? [/ QUOTE ] In Wisconsin, there ain't nothing but ice fishing in the winter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Colorado_Sportsman Posted November 8, 2006 Report Share Posted November 8, 2006 Re: Winter Fishing??? [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] That's WAY too far south for me. We fish the Gulf outta Destin all the time though. [/ QUOTE ] It's not that far. I have driven there from New York twice and Colorado once. Destin is a great spot as well. I caugt a boat load of snapper and grouper there. Can't remember the boat but it was out of Harbor Walk Marina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Re: Winter Fishing??? [ QUOTE ] River smallmouth and walleye during winter months for me. Sometimes they stack up and you can really get into them. [/ QUOTE ] Yep! If you can find a warm water dis-charge like Brenner Island. Air temps can be way below 32 degrees, but the water temp is about 72 degrees! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamaTrophyHunter Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 Re: Winter Fishing??? me and my little bro caught 12 bass in an hour yesterday afternoon. wind blowing 8mph and 69degrees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whttlbucksteve Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 Re: Winter Fishing??? I fish for bluecats in the power plant warm water discharge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted November 18, 2006 Report Share Posted November 18, 2006 Re: Winter Fishing??? gets a bit too cold for fishing for this guy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest longknife Posted November 25, 2006 Report Share Posted November 25, 2006 Re: Winter Fishing??? You darn right i do,some the best fishing is done in the winter months and less people they are to busy deer hunting.Some of my best trout were caught in JAN and FEB.last year i caught a 22" brown in FEB on a little joe spinner fly.Winter fishing is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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