It’s just another excuse to be a wise ace. How much common sense do you need to understand deep water stays warmer during cooling trends and cooler during warming trends.
This one was Wednesday. 5’of water, mud minnow, adjustable cork set to around 4’.
No idea what the water temp was, but the wind was 263mph and it was a cold wind too…
I have a gps. I don’t use it either
For those that are on the water everyday, the daily water temp probably doesn’t help but to if you’re like me and only fish 1-2x per month then it can take a lot of guess work out of your day. I can’t say paying attention to the temps always helps but it doesn’t hurt.
Tell me what guess work it eliminates if you know the surface temp is 58 or 62. Or 68 or 73? And at what time of day the temp is noticed?
quote:I would go to one of the 3 spots you fish.
Originally posted by HoppyIf I told you I caught a 23inch trout yesterday, and had no clue what the water temperature was, how would that impact your fishing decisions?
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June to July it isn’t going to tell you anything but transition periods like in Nov or March makes a big difference.
I don’t recall anyone saying if you don’t know water temps, you’ll never catch fish but what’s the big deal if someone DOES want to know water temps? It’s been said already but for those that don’t get spend multiple days a week on the water patterning fish and following their movements, having solid and reliable intel before you hit the water absolutely helps.
Knowing water temps or not knowing (or caring about) water temps, one’s not any more right or wrong than the other. If you’re one of those that don’t care about water temps, and the thread is titled “Water Temps?”, then stay away from that thread. I believe you crazy Interweb kids call that “trolling.”
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Unlike Hoppy, I watch water temps pretty closely, mostly in the winter. In this thread is a chart of water temps for several years.
http://old.charlestonfishing.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=130399
You will notice the lines are fuzzy looking. This is variation in temps within a day. Don’t pay much attention to that. What is important is the larger trends, which are the trends from week to week.
The two curves in red colors were bad trout kill years.
You can learn a lot by studying data.
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Originally posted by archerKnowing water temps or not knowing (or caring about) water temps, one’s not any more right or wrong than the other.
Exactly!
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Originally posted by OptikerThe two curves in red colors were bad trout kill years.
This could be the best trout year '06 -'07. Regardless of the water temp. I’m excited about it
Water temp made it up to 61 in Beaufort on Saturday. Funny thing is that morning it was 58 and the fish bit much better. In the afternoon, there was much more bait activity.
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Originally posted by Hoppyquote:
Originally posted by archerKnowing water temps or not knowing (or caring about) water temps, one’s not any more right or wrong than the other.
Exactly!
Don’t forget about this part…“If you’re one of those that don’t care about water temps, and the thread is titled “Water Temps?”, then stay away from that thread. I believe you crazy Interweb kids call that “trolling.””
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