Regional Pre-Spawn...

When do you folks feel your pre-spawn generally starts ramping up? I'm
interested from a regional standpoint. I realize that this depends on a lot
of little items like weather trends and temps, just looking for generic
times.

I'm in Central Indiana. I feel our first fish start getting interested
in biting in Late March in some of our bigger impoundments. I love to see
those turtles start popping their heads out of the water, and crawling up on
logs. In the creeks and rivers, it seems to come a little later, with my
best action in those waters starting in early April.

Any thoughts?
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Both pre-spawn and spawn is out of season here. It would not be ethical to
target bass during these periods.

We have some fish that look like they are in prespawn patterns here already.

I'll bet that after the last week of warmer weather I can find a few fish on
beds right now.


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"Andrew Kidd" wrote in message
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When do you folks feel your pre-spawn generally starts ramping up?
I'm
interested from a regional standpoint. I realize that this depends on a
lot
of little items like weather trends and temps, just looking for generic
times.

I'm in Central Indiana. I feel our first fish start getting
interested
in biting in Late March in some of our bigger impoundments. I love to see
those turtles start popping their heads out of the water, and crawling up
on
logs. In the creeks and rivers, it seems to come a little later, with my
best action in those waters starting in early April.

Any thoughts?
--
Andrew Kidd
http://www.amiasoft.com/ - Software for the rest of us!
http://www.rofb.net/ - ROFB Newsgroup Home

Got some activity in Central Florida on the smaller lakes. I was out today.
48 degrees, 63 degree water, and windy as all get out. Caught 6 in 3 hours.
Two were dinks. None were on beds, but I saw some beds (new this year) in
the shallows. Thats pretty typical for this time of year, especially on
small lakes when it has been relatively warm.

K

Within 2 hours driving time I can bed-fish from late April to Late June here
in SE PA Andrew.

Warren

"Andrew Kidd" wrote in message
news:9_WLb.16234$xy6.39803@attbi_s02...
When do you folks feel your pre-spawn generally starts ramping up?
I'm
interested from a regional standpoint. I realize that this depends on a
lot
of little items like weather trends and temps, just looking for generic
times.

I'm in Central Indiana. I feel our first fish start getting
interested
in biting in Late March in some of our bigger impoundments. I love to see
those turtles start popping their heads out of the water, and crawling up
on
logs. In the creeks and rivers, it seems to come a little later, with my
best action in those waters starting in early April.

Any thoughts?
--
Andrew Kidd
http://www.amiasoft.com/ - Software for the rest of us!
http://www.rofb.net/ - ROFB Newsgroup Home

On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 17:53:09 GMT, "Andrew Kidd"
wrote:

When do you folks feel your pre-spawn generally starts ramping up? I'm
interested from a regional standpoint. ........

In Delaware the bass get active in late February to early March, by
mid-March at the latest you can catch pre-spawners.

Richard g
www.bassstalkers.com

When do you folks feel your pre-spawn generally starts ramping up?

Here in middle Georgia - around mid to late Feb. Lake Seminole is 200 miles
south of me and some fish spawn there in Jan and Feb in mild years. I have
caught bass off the bed here as last as July tho. Wide range of times for the
bass spawn. One biologist told me mid - GA spawn is 20 percent in March,60
percent in April and 20 percent in May
Ronnie

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Sacramento Delta probably has a spawn from late Feb. to August or later.
The waterway covers an area from San Francisco Bay to Sacramento witch is at
least 90 miles straight line distance. And the water is anywhere from 2' to
90' deep, with side sloughs that warm earlier than the main channels. IF we
could not fish during the spawn times, we would be off the water most of the
year. Bass is an all year season here. Except for it being cold and foggy,
and have to do some work on the house, I would take the flost tube down to
the local ponds.
Bill

"RGarri7470" wrote in message
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When do you folks feel your pre-spawn generally starts ramping up?

Here in middle Georgia - around mid to late Feb. Lake Seminole is 200
miles
south of me and some fish spawn there in Jan and Feb in mild years. I have
caught bass off the bed here as last as July tho. Wide range of times for
the
bass spawn. One biologist told me mid - GA spawn is 20 percent in March,60
percent in April and 20 percent in May
Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com

It's cold here. . . its going to snow. I think pre spawn will start around .
.. . . .
AUGUST. grrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

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Josh The Bad Bear

"Andrew Kidd" wrote in message news:9_WLb.16234$xy6.39803@attbi_s02...
When do you folks feel your pre-spawn generally starts ramping up? I'm
interested from a regional standpoint. I realize that this depends on a lot
of little items like weather trends and temps, just looking for generic
times.

There is quite a variation in the pre-spawn timing in my neck of the woods. Our General Gamefish
Season starts the first Saturday in May. There have been years when guys were still icefishing on
the lakes, the only open water was on the rivers. I remember other Opening Days where I was hot
wearing only a pair of shorts and sandals.

Typically, I'd say that mid to late May for pre-spawn, the bass season opens officially around my
birthday, June 19, otherwise it's strictly catch & release from the season opener until then. Last
year, Memorial Day weekend was awesome!
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Steve
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