Mild winter temps

[Mr. Aquarium]

Got 3 days of fishing cuz of the New Year. Super pumped. Last week it was cold, 30s. This week has  been mid 40s cloudy, night in the 40s high 30s dead calm. This weekend,50s 10-20mph winds and rain. 
last time I fished 2 weeks ago was 41-43 degree water 

 

Curious what you guys throwing during a brief warm up.  Fishing different ponds each day.  I’m hoping to get in 6 ponds this weekend.  
 

game plan is to toss some swimbaits in shallow ponds looking for a bigger bite. Learning the jerkbait game!  Hoping this warm up gets the shallow ponds warmer! 

[Jigfishn10]

Slow roll a spinnerbait. ?

[PhishLI]

Hope to get out today and the next few days.

6" Trash fish

4" Hazedong Shad

A few different colored G2s, Gant jrs, and 5" Bull shads

Rapala Shallow runners, Rip Stops, and Shadow Rap Shads

Bitsy Bugs

[Catt]

I'd be flipping-n-pitching ?

 

[Mike L]

Swim worm of your choice over and through any and all vegetation and dropping in any holes you come over. 
 

 

 

Mike

[Mr. Aquarium]

2 hours ago, Catt said:

I'd be flipping-n-pitching ?

 

Flip and pitch in super cold up in the north? A pond I was thinking of I know my next Pb is coming from here. Loaded with stumps. Never fished it in the cold though!

 

2 hours ago, PhishLI said:

Hope to get out today and the next few days.

6" Trash fish

4" Hazedong Shad

A few different colored G2s, Gant jrs, and 5" Bull shads

Rapala Shallow runners, Rip Stops, and Shadow Rap Shads

Bitsy Bugs

I’m going to slow roll some real preys, Swavers, DS customs perch crank, a KGB benson,  jigs, tube, and jerkbait.  Depends on where I fish I go deeper I’m fishing finesse, shallow I’m going big! 

[Catt]

1 hour ago, Mr. Aquarium said:

Flip and pitch in super cold up in the north?

 

Why yeah! Flipping-n-pitching works up north!

 

[WVU-SCPA]

Decided to mix it up with tomorrow's forcast and do something I haven't done in years.

 

Bucket of shiners with Dad to chase toothy critters.  Sure we will bump into some bass and I'll probably toss a ned around to pass the time. 

[T-Billy]

2 hours ago, Mr. Aquarium said:

Flip and pitch in super cold up in the north? A pond I was thinking of I know my next Pb is coming from here. Loaded with stumps. Never fished it in the cold though!

Caught this 6 pounder on one of these Sweet Craws T-rigged and pitched into a pine tree top a few weeks ago. 40 degree surface temp. Pitchin shallow wood can be productive anytime the water isn't hard. Fairly calm sunny afternoons are best when it's cold.

[Mr. Aquarium]

5 minutes ago, T-Billy said:

Caught this 6 pounder on one of these Sweet Craws T-rigged and pitched into a pine tree top a few weeks ago. 40 degree surface temp. Pitchin shallow wood can be productive anytime the water isn't hard. Fairly calm sunny afternoons are best when it's cold.

Wow! I love flippin pitching but never done it this time of year! The place I was thinking of, is shallow with a small old creek bed that snakes it’s way through

[GreenPig]

Super Fluke & MB 110 fished fast and shallow has been working for me. Wednesday I had 60 degree water which is 10+ degrees warmer than our normal winter temps. I'm gonna try a Jackhammer & 8" Bull Shad up shallow tomorrow in the wind & rain. 

[T-Billy]

1 minute ago, Mr. Aquarium said:

Wow! I love flippin pitching but never done it this time of year! The place I was thinking of, is shallow with a small old creek bed that snakes it’s way through

Sounds good to me. Big stick, braid, snelled flippin hook and your favorite beaver style bait. Pitch it into the nastiest tangles you can find. Shallow wood with deeper water close by is best.

[Catt]

45 minutes ago, Mr. Aquarium said:

The place I was thinking of, is shallow with a small old creek bed that snakes it’s way through

 

Creek channel bends & winter time bass ?

 

Texas Rigged something or a Jig-n-Craw 

[Mr. Aquarium]

Place is small to, like 20 acres, very weedy. Big bass and pickerel

 

The creek Channel will be like 4 feet on either side then 14 feet in the middle. Stumps everywhere 

[garroyo130]

brief warm up? weve had highs in the 80s for about a week here in Austin ...

[PhishLI]

1 hour ago, Mr. Aquarium said:

Place is small to, like 20 acres, very weedy. Big bass and pickerel

I just left a place very similar to this. These temps have extended the weed's life way past usual. They're half dead but standing tall still, and it's still a royal PIA to throw anything with trebles. My fingernails are green from picking off algae. Didn't matter much because a flock of ducks and more swans than I've ever witnessed there just kept blowing up my spots. People must be feeding the swans because they kept swimming right up to where I was wading and staring me down. Like 5 feet away. I lasted an hour then split. My best guess is that if magic is to be found it'll happen on Sunday because of 3 straight days of high night time temps. Supposed to be some decent wind too. Good chance the rain all day on Saturday will blow that up though. It's often a bad omen here. Shuts 'em down the following day most times.

[Bird]

1 hour ago, Mr. Aquarium said:

Place is small to, like 20 acres, very weedy. Big bass and pickerel

 

The creek Channel will be like 4 feet on either side then 14 feet in the middle. Stumps everywhere 

Enticing, you need to get out there. 

[the reel ess]

All the usual winter stuff. The blade bait has been the ticket.

[Mr. Aquarium]

25 minutes ago, PhishLI said:

I just left a place very similar to this. These temps have extended the weed's life way past usual. They're half dead but standing tall still, and it's still a royal PIA to throw anything with trebles. My fingernails are green from picking off algae. Didn't matter much because a flock of ducks and more swans than I've ever witnessed there just kept blowing up my spots. People must be feeding the swans because they kept swimming right up to where I was wading and staring me down. Like 5 feet away. I lasted an hour then split. My best guess is that if magic is to be found it'll happen on Sunday because of 3 straight days of high night time temps. Supposed to be some decent wind too. Good chance the rain all day on Saturday will blow that up though. It's often a bad omen here. Shuts 'em down the following day most times.

Dammmm. Yea not much of that on this pond.  The weeds are brutal but there’s been healthy living weeds at every spot I’ve fished recently

 

17 minutes ago, the reel ess said:

All the usual winter stuff. The blade bait has been the ticket.

Yea usually it’s a good bait but recently I need to basically snag them on a blade bait, they won’t eat  it 

 

24 minutes ago, Bird said:

Enticing, you need to get out there. 

I’ve caught a lot of nice fish, my buddy has a few 8s from here. I know for a fact that I can and probably will get my personal best from here.  But winter game tho. Idk how good it is in the winter 

[softwateronly]

3 hours ago, Mr. Aquarium said:

Place is small to, like 20 acres, very weedy. Big bass and pickerel

 

The creek Channel will be like 4 feet on either side then 14 feet in the middle. Stumps everywhere 

 

2 hours ago, PhishLI said:

I just left a place very similar to this. These temps have extended the weed's life way past usual. They're half dead but standing tall still, and it's still a royal PIA to throw anything with trebles. My fingernails are green from picking off algae. Didn't matter much because a flock of ducks and more swans than I've ever witnessed there just kept blowing up my spots. People must be feeding the swans because they kept swimming right up to where I was wading and staring me down. Like 5 feet away. I lasted an hour then split. My best guess is that if magic is to be found it'll happen on Sunday because of 3 straight days of high night time temps. Supposed to be some decent wind too. Good chance the rain all day on Saturday will blow that up though. It's often a bad omen here. Shuts 'em down the following day most times.

 

I have had a lot of big bites on a heavy swim jig w/ a 5" swimbait trailer.  Stays near the bottom, good sized meal, weedless, can reel pump to get reaction strikes or bang it off the stumps.  I'd add it to my list if I was heading there.

 

scott

 

[T-Billy]

8 hours ago, Mr. Aquarium said:

Place is small to, like 20 acres, very weedy. Big bass and pickerel

 

The creek Channel will be like 4 feet on either side then 14 feet in the middle. Stumps everywhere 

Sounds like my kinda place. I'd start by pitching a T rig to wood along the edges of that creek channel. Wood choked with weeds is even better. Good luck. Let us know how you do.

[Catt]

11 hours ago, Mr. Aquarium said:

The creek Channel will be like 4 feet on either side then 14 feet in the middle. Stumps everywhere 

 

Classic ?

 

Two setups: Jig-n-Craw & Texas Rigged Craw Worm.

 

Target every stump on both the inside & outside bend. Set your boat up in the middle of the channel & work slowly down hill. 

[Mr. Aquarium]

Fished a new spot! 37 degree water. 3.5lb Pickerel and a small largemouth on a tube!  Heading to the good spot tomorrow!  Hope the water is warmer 

[Mr. Aquarium]

Well I gave the promise land a shot, 43 degree water, swimbaits, Jigs, jerkbaits. I had 3 pickerel hit. Very slow the past 2 days! Let’s hope I get em tomororw 

[BlakeMolone]

11 minutes ago, Mr. Aquarium said:

Well I gave the promise land a shot, 43 degree water, swimbaits, Jigs, jerkbaits. I had 3 pickerel hit. Very slow the past 2 days! Let’s hope I get em tomororw 

Man yesterday was pre front cloudy and warm, I thought I was gonna smash them. Only got one over 12 inches on a jerkbait, Sometimes it be like that.