waiting for winter to end so i can fish again

[throttleplate]

temps are in the low 50s in detroit lakes minn area and have frost in northern minn.

[MN Fisher]

I had planned on going out tomorrow - but launching the canoe and getting my feet wet when it's supposed to be under 40 at sunrise...um, no...I'll wait.

Just now, throttleplate said:

temps are in the low 50s in detroit lakes minn area and have frost in northern minn.

Lucky - it's 45 right now in the west Metro.

[Boomstick]

Weather has been really hit or miss up here in MA too. A few days were in the 70s, even low to mid 80s. Then it goes back to days in the 50s here too.

Fortunately, the water is warming up a bit which makes it easier to go out on a colder day on the kayak

[Bird]

I have to empathize with ya'll up there, wow.

Did a lot of whining this spring because of wind and cooler than average temps but now we've seen several days in the 90's.

[huZZah]

7 minutes ago, Bird said:

I have to empathize with ya'll up there, wow.

Did a lot of whining this spring because of wind and cooler than average temps but now we've seen several days in the 90's.

Lol same. I can’t stand cold weather anyway, but for the most part I can still fish throughout. 
 

That just sucks for y’all. 

[Scott F]

I’m on a fishing trip in northern Wisconsin right now. The weather here has been great except for the high winds, rain and cold! Temps today were 40 degrees colder than just 2 days ago. 

[Bluebasser86]

I'll trade the cold temps for about a 1,000 jet skis and wake boats on every reservoir here this weekend. 

[HaydenS]

38 minutes ago, Bluebasser86 said:

I'll trade the cold temps for about a 1,000 jet skis and wake boats on every reservoir here this weekend. 

Yeah

My buddies and I are out of school, so we are going fishing tuesday!  Beating that memorial weekend crowd.  

 

I feel bad that it is still cold for you up there. 

[Bluebasser86]

4 minutes ago, HaydenS said:

Yeah

My buddies and I are out of school, so we are going fishing tuesday!  Beating that memorial weekend crowd.  

 

I feel bad that it is still cold for you up there. 

I'll be at Wilson next Wenesday-Sunday so I might just skip it this weekend. I'll just end up mad if I go to the lake this weekend I imagine. Maybe sneak out to one of the small, local lakes for a few hours early in the morning or something. 

[Bankbeater]

I was going fishing Friday and Saturday.  Cold front came through today.  Lows are going to be in the mid 40's and highs both days may reach 60 degrees.  Add 20-25 mph winds, and I decided to stay home. 

[N Florida Mike]

We actually had a cooler spring here than normal. All of may has been 50’s and low 60’s at night , and 70’s, low 80 ‘s during the day. Getting our first run of 90’s this week. 

I cant imagine 40’s in May. It’ll make it that much better when you do make it out!

As for me, I’ll be starting the early morning trips and fish until 11 or so. The fish bite much better early in the morning here with summer weather...

[Bird]

8 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

I'll trade the cold temps for about a 1,000 jet skis and wake boats on every reservoir here this weekend. 

No way am I fighting the boat traffic this weekend, staying clear of any body of water with a ramp.

[BassNJake]

1 hour ago, Bird said:

No way am I fighting the boat traffic this weekend, staying clear of any body of water with a ramp.

I'm gonna sneak out for a few hours each morning, the 5:30-9:30 range

I'm lucky to have a few places to put in that are not ramps, so I can miss that hot mess!!

 

I feel bad for you guys up north, but its already too crowded down here so you might as well stay up there.?

[TOXIC]

Now you know how lucky we were on lake St Clair for a week of 75-89 degrees and zero wind.  It was a true freak of nature and we had a blast.  Normally we would be there this week leaving tomorrow.  Luckily I packed a couple of sun shirts along with my long Johns.?. Mornings were a bit cool but it warmed up nicely every day.  

 

[DitchPanda]

I'm heading out of town to visit my parents this weekend. They live up by a series of good fishing lakes that are connected called the Iowa great lakes...a place I've fished hundreds of times over the years. There is no chance I'm going this weekend for reasons listed above...I'd honestly just end up pis#$% off. When I get back Sunday tho the weather looks rainy and cruddy here so I will likely get out to my local with the hopes the rain will keep people in campers.

[Bird]

4 hours ago, TOXIC said:

Now you know how lucky we were on lake St Clair for a week of 75-89 degrees and zero wind.  It was a true freak of nature and we had a blast.  Normally we would be there this week leaving tomorrow.  Luckily I packed a couple of sun shirts along with my long Johns.?. Mornings were a bit cool but it warmed up nicely every day.  

 

Wow, from here that looks like a 6lb smallmouth. 

[TOXIC]

42 minutes ago, Bird said:

Wow, from here that looks like a 6lb smallmouth. 

Mid 5’s.  In a weeks time I probably had 40-50 that size and averaged 60 fish a day.  Here is a weighed 5.5, we got tired of weighing them. ?

[TnRiver46]

I’m waiting for winter to start so I can catch big smallies again ........ going to be a while 

[soflabasser]

Weather has been beautiful this whole month in South Florida. It might rain in a couple days which is good for my garden.

[WRB]

Nome Alaska was 57 today.....move!

Tom

[RenzokukenFisher]

Winter??? Its gonna be 108 on monday here in cali ?

[throttleplate]

was thinking about goin to this little 17 acre lake just outside of fargo nd say 20 minutes from my house. Have been there before and caught pike.

It should be very busy due to it is also a park with picnic tables and bathrooms and has a very large pier and it may be crowded but the weather today is cool and super windy.

Right now at 12pm its 58 degrees with winds at 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 35 which will blow the food of any picnic table but also blow me off the dock, shore and i dont feel like wading today.

 

I got this stocking chart and was interesting to see what they put in this small lake which averages 9 ft and deepest place is just off the dock at 13 ft.

 

ND Game & Fish Department Fish Stocking Report
Casselton Reservoir -- Cass County Page 1 of 1
106stocking
May 2021
2021 Yellow Perch 4,312 Adult
2020 Northern Pike 900 Fingerling
2020 Yellow Perch 1,311 Adult
2019 Northern Pike 125 Adult
2019 Northern Pike 1,600 Fingerling
2019 Yellow Perch 11,250 Adult
2018 Black Crappie 90 Adult
2018 Northern Pike 142 Adult
2018 Yellow Perch 6,000 Adult
2015 Black Crappie 100 Adult
2015 Northern Pike 50 Adult
2014 Bluegill 260 Adult
2014 Northern Pike 150 Adult
2014 Yellow Perch 2,102 Adult
- Fry are newly hatched fish -- Fingerlings are young fish from 1" to 3" in length -- Advanced Fingerlings are young fish from 4 - 10"
in length -- Catchables are young Trout from 8 - 10" in length -- Smolts are young Salmon from 4" - 6" in length.