Who Is Done Fishing for the Year?

[Bankbeater]

Friday night we had a dusting of snow, and record low temps.  I can usually get out on the water until the first part of December, but we'll see what happens.

[ohboyitsrobby]

No worries bout not being able to fish year round in arkansas. It does get miserable cold to fish but still doable if you just get out. Most of the 20+ lb stringers here are caught January through March. I have a small river in my backyard also which helps. So even when I don't wanna take the boat I can always go drag a jig for a while and catch a couple 

[ww2farmer]

Here in WNY, I'm done.

 

I had a tournament planned for today, but with the snow/cold/wind the last few days I had to cancel it. I don't/didn't want guys having a disaster on an ice/snow covered launch ramp in the dark this morning, and was not going to buy salt/sand out of my pocket just to get one more day in for the select few die-hards that would have shown up.

 

It's not unusual for me to be done around now...but it is a tad earlier than most years, as I usually call it quit's around Thanksgiving. With the terrible,gloomy weather and not great fishing we have had for the last 3-4 weeks, I really didn't need any extra prodding to pull the plug. Being it was a really late start this spring (last weekend of April before we were ice free) it seemed like a short season. Even more so since we seemed to "skip" seasons multiple times this year. In the spring we went from ice out to post spawn in about 3 weeks, all but bypassing the pre-spawn period which seemed to last for about 10 days this spring instead of the usual 6 weeks, and then we went from late summer to winter, and had again about a 10 day window of "fall" fishing. As a bonus though, mid-june through early October was about as good a time period as I could have hoped for. A few short lull's in the action, but most tournaments this year I was catching 16-18lbs without having to grind for it, and slapped three 20lb bags on the scales on the really good days.

[diehardbassfishing]

Retired for the year now. Kept getting skunked - last 3 outings using cranks. Wed was 50 degrees and nice for a few hours. Couldn't help but to try once more. But change-up to ribbon tail worm.

That did the trick. Just wanted last outing to end with a catch. Especially nice since this season I really put a lot of work into soft plastics t-rig fishing.

 

Karl

[NittyGrittyBoy]

@greentrout good article, 17lb bass on a shaky head in December... That's what drives us to keep going back!

[greentrout]

19 minutes ago, NittyGrittyBoy said:

@greentrout good article, 17lb bass on a shaky head in December... That's what drives us to keep going back!

in mississippi no less...going tomorrow high 65...this time of yr. no boaters and I could be the only one out there ...love it...

 

good fishing...

[Yakalong]

boat was put up a couple of weeks ago, so now it crappie fishing from the docks for me

[SC53]

Not trying to put salt in any wounds guys but it’s just starting to change down here. From now until April/May will be our best time. Will have to fish around the cold fronts as FL largemouth get lockjaw for a few days after every front but then it’ll heat up fast. I’ll be targeting sunshine’s/hybrids from mid December until end of February any time a front comes through as they seem to like it cold. 

Summer is when I take a break from chasing them. 

[DogBone_384]

Not done yet. Set out to catch a Massachusetts fish in open water every month this year.  I need only December.

[Falkus]

I'm done for the year - bank fisher  

 

This year has been one of the most difficult for me, but I have caught my personal best at the lake that I tend to fish at 6.71lbs. 

 

 

[slonezp]

4 hours ago, ohboyitsrobby said:

No worries bout not being able to fish year round in arkansas. It does get miserable cold to fish but still doable if you just get out. Most of the 20+ lb stringers here are caught January through March. I have a small river in my backyard also which helps. So even when I don't wanna take the boat I can always go drag a jig for a while and catch a couple 

Miserable cold?

If you have open water in January that is nowhere near miserable cold. If we don't have 18" of ice in January, its been unseasonably warm.

[jbmaine]

We're done. Can't wait for next year.

[gim]

Miserably cold in Arkansas?  That's laughable.

 

Skim ice here in MN the last few days.  Single digit lows in some areas.  I winterized my boat and put it in storage a couple weeks ago.  That and its hunting season now so the fishing off-season has begun.  And don't even try to get me started on ice fishing.  Its only a matter of time before some moron tries to sneak out there and risk his life to drink beer.

[ohboyitsrobby]

I couldn't live up there. That's too cold. I'm extremely cold natured so anything under 40 is brutal cold to me. Lol. Last year the river behind my house did ice over enough for me to walk halfway across. Which was a first

[KDW96]

I guess im done. Had knee surgery on 11-5. Its the size of a grapfruit now. But i put it off as long as i could so i could fish :).

[Gundog]

43 minutes ago, KDW96 said:

I guess im done. Had knee surgery on 11-5. Its the size of a grapfruit now. But i put it off as long as i could so i could fish :).

Hope you have a quick, trouble-free recovery. 

[Koz]

It was 62 with a light breeze today. Perfect weather to be outside with a light flannel shirt and jeans. Finally, a nice change from all the heat and humidity. We're in for a decent stretch of weather with daytime temps in the mid 60's and nighttime temps in the low 50's.

 

The bass are just starting to get active again so we should see some decent fishing through mid December. Then things slow down for a while and pick up again in March.

[schplurg]

Done fishing? I just started fishing this year, I'm not taking a break until at least 2031. I will fish all year any time I can. I'm in Cali - one thing the state is still good for.

[TnRiver46]

Wrong thread

[JLindsey]

I’m not done fishing, but it looks like I may be done catching. It’s been sloooooow here in northeast PA. I saw a bass today — does that count?

[TnRiver46]

Just now, JLindsey said:

I’m not done fishing, but it looks like I may be done catching. It’s been sloooooow here in northeast PA. I saw a bass today — does that count?

Count it!!!!

[volzfan59]

I hate to say it, but I think I'm done. Other than one light action and one ultra light action spinning set up, I've stripped all my reels. We've got a lot going on between now and Christmas, I may hit some creeks and ponds near the house if time permits.

[NYWayfarer]

November 5th was the last time I caught a Bass. I went fishing yesterday and didn't get a bite.

 

It snowed overnight and this morning so I am hanging it up for the year. looking forward to the 2019 fishing season.

[Mr. Aquarium]

i live in MA, I'm never done maybe between skim ice and ice out time. That's if we get locked up, hoping we don't. I enjoy winter bass! I also enjoy panfishing in the winter! I never stop.  I do a lot more trout and salmon fishing in the colder water as well.  Theres always fish to be caught, just need to know where and how.

[Mr. Aquarium]

On 11/11/2018 at 1:19 PM, DogBone_384 said:

Not done yet. Set out to catch a Massachusetts fish in open water every month this year.  I need only December.

lets fish in the yaks this december. i get out that fish