And I'm out here freezing in 50° weather(plus 20 mph winds). Kinda glad it doesn't get cold all that often here.

 

(Disclaimer- I caught absolutely nothing except numb hands)

When I was younger in my 50's I fished for musky on the Niagara river in December & also fished the St Lawrence in December requiring shoveling the ramp out to launch. It's doable when you have the fever.  

I’ve busted through a few hundred yards of 2-3” thick honeycomb ice in the spring to get to open water to troll for lakers, it’s cool in the mornings but usually in the spring once the sun gets up higher and if the wind isn’t too bad, it can be pretty darn nice out, not to mention your likely to have the whole lake to yourself.  

On 1/2/2018 at 7:33 AM, Oregon Native said:

Well...like I mentioned in other post I was out with buddy yesterday in ten degree's with wind blowing.  Reels were freezing....had just lubed my small curado and it froze solid....well...until I dipped it in the balmy 45 degree water and then it worked!!  Guides had to be dipped every second or third cast...had to put my hand warmers in my boots and start a couple new ones.  Boat ran ok....but we didn't go far (too cold)  Saw two other boats.  Fish were biting quite good and had one dandy largemouth about five.  Would I do it two days in a row.....no.

 

But you only skipped one day

13 hours ago, thinkingredneck said:

so I will wait it out until this weekend when the low is 54.

I'm jealous. Our forecast high for Saturday is -1.

This summer you won't be jealous when its 100'F and 85% humidity for a solid couple months.

Its going to be very cold this weekend for South Florida standards and most fishermen in South Florida are probably going to stay home. I am not one of those who get cold easy so I will be on the water this weekend, no matter how cold and windy it is.

I don't take the kayak out as often in the super cold weather but i do go out and fish for trout in either the spring creeks or small mountain streams.  Somehting peaceful and serene about fishing a mountain stream when it is snowing.  Only thing that sucks now is I am over an hour drive to trout water where before i was about 15 minutes.  Makes a big difference in snowy weather.

12 hours ago, California Transplant said:

But you only skipped one day

Yeah...kinda funny huh.  Yesterday was cold but it did get up to 34 I believe.  Much better than ten.  Literally had the lake to myself....was awesome and beautiful.  Fishing.....well lets say I had sweet dreams.  Next two days are gunna be ugly so think will honey do's today and maybe look for golf balls later.  

2 hours ago, Oregon Native said:

Yeah...kinda funny huh.  Yesterday was cold but it did get up to 34 I believe.  Much better than ten.  Literally had the lake to myself....was awesome and beautiful.  Fishing.....well lets say I had sweet dreams.  Next two days are gunna be ugly so think will honey do's today and maybe look for golf balls later.  

I've heard tale they are still biting on cherokee

I've gone trout fishing in single digits numerous times but I'm usually moving a lot so I stay warm.  My feet do get cold occasionally since all I have on are heavy socks and cheap rubber boots while standing in the stream.  The biggest issue is the rod tip freezing up.

8 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

I've heard tale they are still biting on cherokee

Tis the season....bite is good most anywhere a person picks....annnnnd they haven't seen many baits.

 

When I was out ice fishing the other day the high was 0 and the real feel at the high was -15, so does that put me in the insane category?  Got down to -20 real feel by the time I was off of the ice.  Didn't even catch anything though

I came back a couple hours ago from night fishing in Lake Okeechobee from land. It was in the mid 40's-low 50's, very windy, and not the best conditions to fish. I ended up catching a bunch of specks and saw a beautiful sunset on Lake Okeechobee. I would go out on  and fish another similar day like this for sure.

On 1/2/2018 at 8:53 AM, JawjaBoy said:

We don't usually get that kind of weather here in Southeast GA, but it's pretty dang close right now!  5 days in a row with lows in the upper teens/low 20's and highs in the upper 20's/low 30's is rough for us!  This is DEFINITELY reel cleaning/tackle organizing/lure making weather to me!

 

I HAVE fished in weather cold enough to freeze up my reels.  Once.  I was young and dumb and indestructible back then.  I like to think I'm a little smarter now and my joints tell me every morning that I'm a lot older and most definitely not as tough as I once was.   

Amen brother. With six Saturdays and one Sunday a week and 365 vacation days a year there are plenty of good days to fish. About the only good thing being old.