When Do You Stop?

[Bankbeater]

Usually I can go through November unless we get some kind of freak cold front. With any luck I can get in a couple of days in Dec.

[Mainebass1984]

But you fish on big lakes with boats. I fish ponds from shore

 

I fish ponds too of course. I can see how fishing form shore would very challenging that time of year. Usually I don't find any bass near shore in late Oct or Nov.

[Weld's Largemouth]

I fish ponds too of course. I can see how fishing form shore would very challenging that time of year. Usually I don't find any bass near shore in late Oct or Nov.

I can get fish from a rowboat, at this one my pond, my favorite. I went out today got nothing from boat, went on sure and got this nice 3lb 12 oz bass on a jig. The spot from shore is a deep dropoff, goes from 1 ft to about 7-8 ft quickly. I dragged the jig on bottom and managed this fish.. It was slow otherwise

http://imgur.com/EFYea7b

[bassguytom]

I fish up until the lake freezes and then through the ice. The year before last the lakes did not ice up so I had the boat out all year. Last year seemed like it iced early and stayed last.

[kjfishman]

There are power plant lakes that can be fished year around in the Midwest. 

[boostr]

But of course, November is a great time for fishing comfortably, no longer you get roasted under the blazing sun and scorching heat of the spring, no more raingear because the summer rainy months are gone, nice high 80´s temperatures ............ uh, wrong climatic zone, sorry !!!!.

Anybody want to start a thread about November fishing in the South ??? ....

As I rapidly and repeatedly click the "Dislike This" button

[Chris S]

I fish through January,in Delaware.I'm on blood thinners,so I just pick my days.I will start back up in March.

Hey Skeeter what lakes are you fishing in Delaware? I use to the live in Camden. 

[ww2farmer]

Sometime in November. Depending on the weather. I have pushed into the first week of December before too.

[gulfcaptain]

I don't stop, but then that's S Cal.  And if it snowed here, I think that would only stop me from fishing due to the many drivers on the road that could be a major threat to my safety.  They are bad enough when it rains. Might want to do some research and look for Power Plant lakes, or areas that you can fish with discharge channels which normally stay warm.  Did this in Oklahoma in the winter.  Fished the discharge channels when it was -3 and hit a high of 9 degrees.  Only bad part, the constant dipping of the rod in the water to remove the ice on the guides.

[Chris S]

There are power plant lakes that can be fished year around in the Midwest. 

Yes sir! Lake Lacygne is awesome to fish the warm water outlet in the middle of winter. I have launched my boat when the temp was low 20's. As long as the wind is not over 10mph I am game! My boat has never been winterized  

hammer spoon is my weapon of choice during the winter. 

[CDMeyer]

Any time you can fish I would jump on that opportunity

[Big Jon]

The last couple years I was in Colorado, and everything froze over so quickly. I moved to Texas though, so as long as I can get the lure in the water, I'm going to try.

[Weld's Largemouth]

In Michigan, I've caught bass through the ice.  I was targeting bluegill, but bass will bite all year, especially in the north, no matter the temperature.

You are from Florida. How do you know that bass will bite "no matter the temperature" in the north.... If the water is -10 degrees F then i don't think they will bite (yes i know its ice, but its technically still water just in a different physical state).

[Big Jon]

I don't know if this article will help. I think if you can get to the water, then you have a chance at catching something.

 

http://www.bassmaster.com/node/98566#

 

Dustin WIlks is the autor. He lives in North Carolina, but it still gets plenty cold there.

[pbrussell]

If I'm not fishing in my boat, I'm fishing from the shore. If I'm not fishing from the shore, I'm fishing in my thoughts. If I'm not fishing in my thoughts, I'm fishing in my dreams. And If I'm not fishing in my dreams, well, it probably means I'm fishing in my boat.

 

So I'm always fishin'

[Chris S]

If I'm not fishing in my boat, I'm fishing from the shore. If I'm not fishing from the shore, I'm fishing in my thoughts. If I'm not fishing in my thoughts, I'm fishing in my dreams. And If I'm not fishing in my dreams, well, it probably means I'm fishing in my boat.

 

So I'm always fishin'

I think I saw that on Facebook  

[Weld's Largemouth]

I think I saw that on Facebook

and who uses Facebook anymore 

[Chris S]

I fish through January,in Delaware.I'm on blood thinners,so I just pick my days.I will start back up in March.

This ole girl lives in Red Mill!!! 

[Bluebasser86]

See the little white streaks in front of the black parts of my Guidewear? Any guesses what that is?

 

First day I fished last year it was 11 degrees at launch and warmed up to a blistering 27, and we wrecked them! Can't catch them from home so if I can stand the weather I'll be fishing!

I caught this little gal on January 10th 2013. All made possible by power plant lakes

[Driftb]

I Am in NY state a stone's throw from the Northeast corner of Pa.  Wnters can get pretty chilly around here, but occasionallly we get a thaw that allows us to get the boat in the river for a few days. Those days cqn be the best days for numbers and size of the whole year.  Be ready for a short bite window though. I have gone all day without a touch, then BANG!  Fish on! Next cast...Fish on!  I have put thirty to fifty fish in the boat in the hour or two that the bite is on.  You have to put in your time and find the wintering holes.  Sometimes it is the deepest water yoou can find.   Other times it is shallow water nearby.  It's amazing that sometimess you'll see bass chasing bait in the shalllows in thirty-eight degree water.  You have to reallly slow down your presentation.  I mean way slowwwwwww.  Like crawl a grub or hair jig, then just stop  it for thrity seconds or longer.  Other times a jerkbait rules.  You'll need to ppause a long time between jerks with that, too.  When you do find them in the deep spots, the a blade shines.  There is only so slow you can fish that when the water is fifty to seventy feet deep.  But sometimes you'll get a fish almost every cast that the lure doesn't foul on the line.

[Master Bait'r]

I stop when I get a message saying dinner is 15 mins from the table 

 

 

 

Call me anything but late for dinner!  

 

 

As far as the season goes, I stop fishing when I can go skiing and I stop skiing when the fishing weather returns and all the snow is gone.    

[PersicoTrotaVA]

It doesn't get cold enough for the water to "freeze over" so if there is ice, its pretty thin.  2oz flippin weight and start punching.  The cold doesn't deter me, I have thermal gear.

[benthinkin]

I fish from my boat until the ice is too thick for me to break through it. This usually occurs around thanksgiving. Some of the biggest bass I catch all year are caught in November. I usually fish VERY slow and deep. Great time of year to fish. The number of fish caught goes way down but the average size is great. I have fished in snow storms and the fishing is good most of the time.

 

Down here in South / Central Florida, we don't stop for nothing man!

(Except maybe a 150mph hurricane)

Mike

Here in california nothing stops me!!!!!!!!!!!!