At What Temperature Do You Stop Fishing?

[king fisher]

I stopped yesterday when the surface temp. was 75 degrees, because it was getting dark, and I had to go home. 

[Bigassbass]

I have fished when my rod eyes were frozen up, that was in December low 30's, fishing for trout.  I fish on warm days in the winter using live bait for crappies or brim, that can be fun sometimes. So, to answer the question I usually do not fish when the air temps are below 40 degrees.

[throttleplate]

[TnRiver46]

5 hours ago, throttleplate said:

No need to stop, it’s still floating 

 

 

Can’t stop won’t stop, they make augers 

[Susky River Rat]

I enjoy ice fishing but, that’s more fit whatever is eating. As far as open water I don’t prefer to go out while my stuff is freezing up anymore. 

[contium]

No lower limit here. Southern California is nice all winter. I stay off the water when the ambient temp reaches 105 deg F.

[Jar11591]

32° water temp usually is when I’ll stop. I’ll fish until the ice becomes more than just skim ice. 

[Darth-Baiter]

in NorCAL i fish both sides of the temp spectrum.

 

both can be uncomfortable, but the cold could kill me, i suppose.  i have a dry suit .  

 

rain and mostly wind are the stuff that keeps me on the couch. 

[MidwestBassAttack]

I don’t recall if I read it in this thread or somewhere else but someone posted when their “outie” becomes an “innie” ?

[Koz]

Here in the south, although it gets cold the temperature does not bother me. What shuts me down is the wind and the wind chill factor.

[Alex from GA]

I can't take the cold so 55 is about my lower limit.  

[throttleplate]

[tander]

As long as it is sunny and no wind, I can take 50 degrees but no colder, come on spring!!!

[Smokinal]

I stop fishing when my trailer rides on top of the lake.

We've broken through 100' of ice to get to open water before. We're a little nuts but we fish until the last cast can be made; dipping the rod every other cast.

It's 12/4 and I plan on fishing until at least 12/18 up here in Maine this year.

A far as spring goes, we've caught em casting to edges of ice on coves.

If we can launch, we go.

 

[scbassin]

Any time the heat index reaches 105+

[Kyle S]

The temperature isn't what makes me stop fishing, its the lack of fish activity when the water temperature drops that makes me stop. My local rivers water temperature was only down to 48 degrees last weekend but I couldn't buy a bite, even on the best tide. Fishing in the cold isn't that bad when you're catching fish, but when you're not all my mind focuses on is how cold my toes are.

I'm surprised to see that the heat drives many folks to stop fishing. Perhaps I'm ignorant but never once have I ever thought it was too hot to go fishing. It can get pretty miserable as far as heats concerned but it doesn't bother me like the cold weather does that's for sure. 

[Mr. Aquarium]

Air above 40. Water when it freezes. Unless I’m losing it and need to fish then I will go ice fishin

[Team9nine]

52 minutes ago, Mr. Aquarium said:

Air above 40. Water when it freezes. Unless I’m losing it and need to fish

This sums it for me, too, though my desperation move is to go out in mid 30s temps if the wind isn’t blowing. I no longer do the frozen guides trips though, or worse - just not worth it to me these days.

[Mr. Aquarium]

2 minutes ago, Team9nine said:

This sums it for me, too, though my desperation move is to go out in mid 30s temps if the wind isn’t blowing. I no longer do the frozen guides trips though, or worse - just not worth it to me these days.

Yea I don’t do the frozen line thing anymore! Luckily down here. Winters are a rollercoaster. 50 one day 20 the next. Our ice season could be 1 week, non existent or all winter 

[islandbass]

On 11/9/2022 at 5:42 PM, a1712 said:

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

I’ve encountered that but I drove so far so I found huge rocks that I could still hold and throw and tossed them skyway.  They broke the ice and then I skipped my lure across the ice and let them slip into the holes. 
 

I did skunk out. 
 

To the topic, temps don’t stop me and I’ve fished in conditions where I got to see the water crystallize into ice on my line and rod guides. Then I’d dip the rod into the river and continue fishing. This was for other species. 
 

For bass fishing like I said, temps don’t stop me, but lake access (many of the lakes in my area close on 10/31) and tick poor conditions for a shore angler are show stoppers. It is just easier to target other species like salmon. 
 

The interview, Glenn posted simply confirmed my personal experiences in the winter for bass as a shore angler. You can’t catch them in your spot if they aren’t there, i.e., out of reach — and it doesn’t matter how good your presentation is, lol ? 

[Mr. Aquarium]

I’ve caught fish by casting through the ice.  Small fish like 1lbs or so but caught a few! 

[Bluebasser86]

I caught several from a cove that was partially frozen over on Sunday. The back and edges were skim ice but there was a little ditch that went from 2 to 4 feet of water that had patches of grass. Picked off a couple pretty decent ones from that grass. 

[throttleplate]