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Archive for the ‘Fish’ Category
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Posted in Contest, Fish, Fishing, Gift Card, Giveaway, Hunting, hunting guide, Sweepstakes, Win, tagged "fishing trip", "hunting trip", Cabela's, Fishing, gift card, hunt, hunting, Quebec, win on March 25, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Ideal Water Temperatures for Fishing
Posted in Bass, catfish, Fish, Fishing, Game, Salmon, Trout, tagged "water temperature", bass, fish, Fishing, game, lake, pike, river, salmon, steelhead, stream, sunfish, Trout, walley on January 23, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Water Temperatures
Water temperature has a major affect on game fish activity in both fresh and saltwater. All fish species have a preferred temperature range in which they are most active and, therefore, more susceptible to being caught. Here are ideal water temperatures for the most popular species of freshwater fish:
Ideal Conditions Chart
Plus or minus 3 degrees of “Most Active” water temperatures is prime fishing.
Fish Lower Most Active Upper
Black Crappie 60°F (15°C) 70°F (21°C) 75°F (24°C)
Bluegill 58°F (14°C) 69°F (20°C) 75°F (24°C)
Brook Trout 44°F (7°C) 58°F (14°C) 70°F (21°C)
Brown Trout 44°F (7°C) 58°F (14°C) 74°F (23°C)
Carp 74°F (24°C) 84°F (29°C) 88°F (31°C)
Chain Pickerel 60°F (15°C) 66°F (19°C) 74°F (23°C)
Catfish 55°F (13°C) 82°F (28°C) 89°F (32°C)
Chinook Salmon 44°F (7°C) 54°F (12°C) 60°F (15°C)
Coho Salmon 44°F (7°C) 54°F (12°C) 60°F (15°C)
Green Sunfish 73°F (23°C) 87°F (31°C) 91°F (33°C)
Kamloops Trout 46°F (8°C) 49°F (9°C) 57°F (14°C)
Lake Trout 42°F (4°C) 54°F (12°C) 62°F (17°C)
Lake Whitefish 43°F (6°C) 51°F (11°C) 63°F (17°C)
Largemouth Bass 50°F (10°C) 70°F (21°C) 84°F (29°C)
Northern Pike 56°F (13°C) 63°F (17°C) 74°F (23°C)
Rainbow Trout 44°F (7°C) 61°F (16°C) 75°F (24°C)
Sauger 55°F (13°C) 67°F (19°C) 74°F (23°C)
Smallmouth Bass 60°F (16°C) 67°F (19°C) 73°F (23°C)
Spotted Bass 71°F (22°C) 75°F (24°C) 80°F (27°C)
Steelhead Trout 38°F (3°C) 50°F (10°C) 60°F (16°C)
Sunfish 50°F (10°C) 58°F (19°C) 68°F (20°C)
Walleye 50°F (10°C) 67°F (19°C) 76°F (24°C)
White Bass 62°F (17°C) 70°F (21°C) 78°F (26°C)
Happy Hunting (and Fishing)!
– Marci
Game Fish Identification
Posted in Fish, Fishing, Game, Trout, Wild Game, tagged fish, fish id, Fishing, game, identification, wild game on December 26, 2012| Leave a Comment »
Knowing your fish is most certainly an important part of fishing. Trout and salmon are a good example of why we need to be able to easily identify fish. One salmon may be in season while another one is out. Unless you want to risk a big fine, you’d better make sure you’re not trying to keep the wrong one!
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has a very nice chart to help you identify game fish. It also has lots of additional information on the fish such as life history, feeding habits and angling techniques.
Know before you go!
Happy Hunting & Fishing!
– Marci
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