What Is The Coldest Water That You Will Fish In That Is Not Iced Over?

[ABW]

Would you still fish even from the bank aswell?

[Nitrofreak]

ABSOLUTELY !!!

 

I use that time to work on my cold water fishing , very little pressure , if any at all , this also helps my patience in the dead of summer .

[jdw174]

I don't go out with the water below 40, and prefer about 48+.

[Bankbeater]

I have fished when the air temp was 37 degrees.  I am not sure what the water temp was, but it was cold.

[Siebert Outdoors]

Coldest I've ever fished in that I can remember is surface temp of 38. 

[tholmes]

32.1 degrees. If it's not iced over, I'll fish.

 

Tom

[ABW]

I hate cold weather. I'm on my spring break and the water is still freezing cold. Went out to a local lake and it seemed like a ghost town walking down the bank. No signs of life in sight

[macmichael]

I have fished in January in northern Missouri. The water wasn't frozen but the eylets on my rod were. I was wearing my cold weather hunting gear. Man was it cold.

[tomustang]

Any water that's not frozen over, I've fished it. It's not like I put a thermometer in there to find out

[Goose52]

I fish whenever the water is soft. Generally, I don't see surface water temps colder than 35 degrees however.  The coldest surface water temp where I've actually caught a bass was 38.  This is from the bank.

 

Surface water temp was about 37/38 when this shot was taken in January...

 

[IAtegeler]

I will be out as soon as the ice is off the lakes and ponds around here. Work on my cold weather fishing with the light stuff.

[flyfisher]

My biggest bass of the year last year the water temp was 38...As long as it isn't frozen i will give it a shot.

[Todd2]

Add another to 38... I broke through thin ice to catch one sluggish keeper.

[Bluebasser86]

As long as it isn't frozen I'll fish. When it's right after ice out I like to find rock banks with deep water near the bank. I've caught fish from the bank when part of the lake was still iced over. 

[jhoffman]

bass fished, low of 33 water temp

 

trout/steelhead fished, water temp low 40, air temp below zero.

[jkroosz]

I'll fish hard water for small mouths...

[jkroosz]

Bad reply, sorry. I guess first day after ice out is more appropriate.

[Shane J]

Pretty cold

 

[ww2farmer]

 I have fished many times in mid to upper 30 degree water.

[ABW]

Pretty cold

 

Wow, I'd rather be sitting by a fireplace..Did you catch any fish that day?

[Djman72]

I was fishing from the bank yesterday (water temp 34*) The ice melted the day before. I had that itch and had to go cast around a bit knowing I wouldn't catch anything. I ended up catching one bass on a jerk bait fished as slow as humanly possible.

 

Was a good day!

[Shane J]

One little smallie that day, alee17. The temp really wasn't that cold. Somewhere in the upper 20's.

[RoLo]

In central Florida, we rarely fish in water colder than 60 degrees. 

NOW..if I'm in a boat that's another story  

 

Roger

[WIGuide]

I have no problem fishing until it ices up. If you're fishing from the bank it might be slow, but I'd still go. If you can find a bank to fish from with deeper water near by that'd be a great place to start. 

[iabass8]

32 degree water temp

5 degree air temps

Pool 4 red wing on the mississippi. stretch of river from dam 3-5 miles down river is open year round from a power plant. 

 

Caught loads of sauger/walleye and 3 accidental smallmouth