Just started fishing the hot side of a power plant lake, water temperature range 58 to 65. How do you guy's approach the spring time pre-spawn and spawn patterns.

Just started fishing the hot side of a power plant lake, water temperature range 58 to 65. How do you guy's approach the spring time pre-spawn and spawn patterns.

Since youre in spotsy, im assuming its Anna...Based on other anglers ive come across and the amount of time ive spent in my cove, For whatever reason, Bass havent moved deep into coves yet, They were slightly in thursday, picked em off left and right. The cold that hit friday seemed to drive everything deep again, or atleast back to the mouths.

If i had a boat id be running the drop offs with a jig, or a wacky...always keep a wacky in mind heh

Yea thanks for the info, I take it you live on water front. We have been catching good fish on the break lines and a few small in shallow. They are fat, but not sure how to pattern the pre- spawn, sense the water temps. are already in spawning range. 

And I thought this would be a thread about fishing with your better half.

Yea thanks for the info, I take it you live on water front. We have been catching good fish on the break lines and a few small in shallow. They are fat, but not sure how to pattern the pre- spawn, sense the water temps. are already in spawning range. 

The hotside truly is a headache...but it can be very worthwhile.

Last year there was a day or 2, water mustve been pushing 90-95, and the hotside shallows literally had places that were bubbling midday all over the place, no not from boiling, but just from swarming bass going nuts over baitfish. Yet this same day, where fishing was ridiculous in the shallows here, i never found someone that had much of any luck on the cold side shallows for those days.

Not quite on the waterfront, short walk/drive to it though, iirc im somewhere a little north of beaver creek i believe its called.

Yea thanks for the info, I take it you live on water front. We have been catching good fish on the break lines and a few small in shallow. They are fat, but not sure how to pattern the pre- spawn, sense the water temps. are already in spawning range. 

There are spawning temps in the hot side all winter, I think the fish are more concerned with length of day and moon phase when they are determining when to spawn. The fish there are weird, one day in December we went from jigging blades and lipless crankbaits in 30-40 FOW to sight casting with wacky rigs along dike 2.

You will get more hits on this topic by posting it in the Southeastern Fishing section of the Forum.

There are spawning temps in the hot side all winter, I think the fish are more concerned with length of day and moon phase when they are determining when to spawn. The fish there are weird, one day in December we went from jigging blades and lipless crankbaits in 30-40 FOW to sight casting with wacky rigs along dike 2.

My shallows cove never froze, but it definitely didnt sit at spawning temps. Lowest i recorded was 38 degrees, highest was a couple days ago at 46

My shallows cove never froze, but it definitely didnt sit at spawning temps. Lowest i recorded was 38 degrees, highest was a couple days ago at 46

Depending on distance from the reactor there are always spawning temps somewhere. Often higher than spawning temp close to the reactor.

I appreciate the posts on this subject, we fished it Monday and found more numbers in on stump flats. Smaller fish though, did break off a couple on deeper break lines. Going to remember that summer episode with high water temps. Looks like a good heavy run off pattern.

Depending on distance from the reactor there are always spawning temps somewhere. Often higher than spawning temp close to the reactor

Could use those temps here...At this point im tempted to go to 5000 dollars worth of water heaters and chuck them in my cove.

Could use those temps here...At this point im tempted to go to 5000 dollars worth of water heaters and chuck them in my cove.

Do you have a kayak? That's how I fish the warm side

Do you have a kayak? That's how I fish the warm side

Im limited to shorelines and docks for 95% of the year...Consider myself a top shallow fisher since its the only thing ive been doing year round for about 4 or 5 years. Wether it be pond or lake.

Kayak would be nice, but ironically, i have no love of water. More between me and it the better. Might be interesting to give it a try though