At What Temperature Do You Stop Fishing?

[KSanford33]

Either air temperature or water temperature. 

[TnRiver46]

Water temp I would have to say 32 when it becomes solid haha. Although I’ve only seen that in some coves and creek arms. Air temp, maybe 25 or below when the guides keep freezing over 

[gim]

Water temp, around 50 degrees on the low end.

 

Air temp?  I routinely fish when it's about 40 degrees out in the spring or fall.

 

On the high end, the water doesn't usually get above about 80 degrees here in July.  But once the air temp breaches about 90, especially if its also humid, I can't do it.  I don't have much tolerance for fishing in extreme heat.

[TnRiver46]

Just now, gimruis said:

Water temp, around 50 degrees on the low end.

 

Air temp?  I routinely fish when it's about 40 degrees out in the spring or fall.

 

On the high end, the water doesn't usually get above about 80 degrees here in July.  But once the air temp breaches about 90, especially if its also humid, I can't do it.  I don't have much tolerance for fishing in extreme heat.

The summertime heat in Midwest heat is no joke. I figured it would be nice and cool when I went to my brother in laws wedding in NW Ohio near Michigan and Indiana. It was august or sept, I think it was mid 90s and humid. Felt like Alabama or Georgia haha

[gim]

Just now, TnRiver46 said:

It was august or sept, I think it was mid 90s and humid. Felt like Alabama or Georgia haha

Ya it can get downright disgusting out there when you get a really high dew point.  We usually get about 10-12 days like that here.  The difference is that it rarely lasts more than a day and then we get a weather change, whereas down south it lasts for days, weeks, or even months on end.

[TnRiver46]

1 minute ago, gimruis said:

Ya it can get downright disgusting out there when you get a really high dew point.  We usually get about 10-12 days like that here.  The difference is that it rarely lasts more than a day and then we get a weather change, whereas down south it lasts for days, weeks, or even months on end.

Yea like late April until Halloween 

[Choporoz]

I've broken skim ice getting my kayak to open water many times.  Air temp lower limit is when guides and level wind ice up

[DitchPanda]

 In years past I've fished open water then got back on that exact same spot like 4-5 days later once we got walkable ice. So guess my answer is I don't stop. Although last year I didn't do any ice fishing, mostly due to back issues.

[a1712]

When I throw my jig and it bounces off the water surface I quit. Brian. 

[Chilidog]

For largemouth bass I had pretty good fishing this fall with water temperatures in the mid to upper 40's.  That's about as cold as I have caught largemouth.  As far as smallmouth bass I can be successful down to about 40 degree water. As far as the air temperature I can fish into the low 30's without a problem.  You just have to dress for it.

[The Bassman]

I've caught lots of bass by casting onto skim ice then pulling the lure (usually a ned or finesse blade bait) off the edge. For me, upper thirties ambient is about as cold as I care to deal with, especially if there's any wind.

[slonezp]

130*

[Bluebasser86]

One of my best days in recent memory, we launched the boat into crisp -2 degree air temps. As long as the wind isn't blowing too hard and the water is soft, I'll try it.

[GreenPig]

1 hour ago, TnRiver46 said:

Yea like late April until Halloween 

Sadly true

[Derek1]

When my jig skips across the ice. 
I sometimes still do it. Because it’s the only way I can skip my jig. 

[PhishLI]

2 hours ago, KSanford33 said:

Either air temperature or water temperature. 

Only iced up guides will stop me if the water's open.

[WRB]

Some bass anglers never stop fishing. If the lake is iced over they simply drill a hole in the ice.

The physics of water temperature limits for Black Bass is; LMB,Smallmouth and Spotted, comes down to saturated dissolved oxygen levels must be between 3 to 12 mg/L.

Warm water over 90 degrees the mg/L levels fall under 3 without green plants making DO. Cold water less then 39.4 degrees the DO levels increase over 13 and starts to float to the surface and freeze solid at 32 degrees.

Those are the physical water limits for bass.

Tom

 

[LetMeSeeThatBass]

I switch to trout fishing when it gets really cold 

[GreenPig]

Never stop. Transition to night fishing when it starts hitting 90(air) at 10am. 

[T-Billy]

4 hours ago, PhishLI said:

Only iced up guides will stop me if the water's open.

Same here. 

[Jig Man]

When the water is hard.  The coldest day that I have ever been the temperature was -5°.  I wouldn’t do it again.

[GRiver]

8 hours ago, Choporoz said:

I've broken skim ice getting my kayak to open water many times.  Air temp lower limit is when guides and level wind ice up

I mean I love to fish, but when my gear is freezing……

[Choporoz]

30 minutes ago, GRiver said:

I mean I love to fish, but when my gear is freezing……

Yeah.  Iced up guides can be a bit maddening.   

[Junk Fisherman]

Air temps:  I've launched when it was in the high 20s before but I don't know if I would do that nowadays.  Mid to upper 30s is a good lower limit for me.

 

Water temps:  I'll fish for lakers in Lake Michigan as long as the marinas are ice-free.  For bass it is low 40s.  

[Catt]

Water temperatures I don't care, it doesn't get cold enough here to freeze.

 

Air temperatures, 18° & driving sleet, 92° at 2 °clock am.