Heat Wave

[MichaelAngelo]

(06-22-2012 11:36 AM)MuskieBait Wrote:  Different fish has different metabolism...

Trout and salmon prefer colder water.

Bass and pike prefer cool water.

Carp and bowfin prefer warmer water.

Sunfish don't care either way.

(06-24-2012 07:27 AM)OldTimer Wrote:  Don’t forget that the oxygen content of water is inversely proportional to the water’s temperature.

This fact is one variable that drives a fish’s “comfort zone” as well as its corresponding level of activity.

In a lake, fish can go deeper to find a comfortable temperature with suitable oxygen levels. Their finned prey will do likewise which further prompts the move.

In a river, fish do not have this option, so they will adjust their activity to the times, and the feeding opportunities that take the least amount of effort.

Well put, key information guys.

I'll be going to another friend's cottage later in the summer. He's on a big, deep lake. I want to try for lakers (haven't caught one yet).

Any chance I can catch them vertically jigging from a boat? Or is trolling a key ingredient in finding the fish.