what time of year can you start frog fishing again?

You can possilby get a frog or topwater bite when the water temps hit 60 and above.  Just depends on the fish and what they want.

1 minute ago, gulfcaptain said:

You can possilby get a frog or topwater bite when the water temps hit 60 and above.  Just depends on the fish and what they want.

I'm wondering how a small popping frog would work pre spawn and during the spawn. 

I fished the Cal. Delta last spring during the spawn, they eat it.  They wlll eat it prespawn as well.  Just not fished very often, but it works. They really don't like it floating above the bed and twitched every now and then. 

In my neck of the woods you can frog year round and doesn´t have to be on top of weeds, ever heard of open water frogging ?

3 minutes ago, Raul said:

In my neck of the woods you can frog year round and doesn´t have to be on top of weeds, ever heard of open water frogging ?

just wondering were is your neck of the woods?

Here in the Midwest I know guys catch them from April through October. A few of the months at the start and finish of that may not be the most optimal for it. Personally I do best May through July. 

I caught my first last year in the middle of March in Northern Michigan.  You know what you're doing and where to do it, as long as there's no ice you should be good.

Frogs work from the spawn to fall. How late into fall depends on where you live. Frogs are not very effective in the prespawn because most bass will not hit topwater. Frogs can be used in the summer and during those late summer nights they are effective. The best time for frogs is the fall/latesummer. Bass tear up frogs in the summer and they will hit hard and soft body frogs.

I would guess from the moment the frogs come out of hibernation until the time they go into hibernation, using artificial frogs could work. Doesn't mean it's the best choice of bait. Just because you could use a frog doesn't mean you should use a frog

Hello,

I went out today; there was still sheet ice on about half the lake.

I had no luck, but had I had frogs with me, I'd have thrown one onto the ice and let it play dying minnow on top of the water.

Regards,

Josh

4 hours ago, Pondboss16 said:

just wondering were is your neck of the woods?

You can always google: Leon, Gto, Mexico.

When you start hearing the croakin! 

I fish from the day the ice is off my local lake, until the water dips into the low 40s in the fall (usually)............that is any where from late March/mid April until around Thanksgiving. I usually have a frog tied on for all but the first 2 weeks, and the last 2 weeks.

I fish them April-September up here. I rarely ever get to fish for largemouth anymore though. 

Remember, a hollow or soft body frog doesn't always represent a frog.  I fish clear frogs with silver metal flake and one of my top producing colors as well as several Bronzeye Shad colors that are somewhat transparent.  Even fish a clear frog.  Like I said, and as Raul put it, you can open water fish a frog.  If they are eating shad and feeding up before spawn, or you get a nice warm week, those fish may move up and be shallow and smash a frog.  Just got to try and see how they react.

Up here in British Columbia I've caught frog fish as early as late February/first week of March. It really seems dependent on the weather though; a few days of stable and warm-ish temperatures (for the time of year anyways) and there's a chance. Last year I was getting hit on the frog consistently throughout March and April and the latest I've caught them is November. 

June(ish) through mid fall(october)