Let’s say it’s pre spawn first week of nice stable weather then the day you plan on fishing it drops 25 degrees and is going to rain are the fish active and in the moving up mentally since it is currently raining that day? Or do they back off usually since it still dropped 

In my opinion it depends how warm the water is already. They may sit right outside the shallow to keep away from the fluctuation surface temps. They wouldn’t retreat too deep but, I’d say the 4-8 range is where they would be instead  of the 1-4.

I am not saying some still won’t be shallow either. Sounds like a drop shot bite. 

52 minutes ago, GoneFishingLTN said:

Let’s say it’s pre spawn first week of nice stable weather then the day you plan on fishing it drops 25 degrees and is going to rain are the fish active and in the moving up mentally since it is currently raining that day? Or do they back off usually since it still dropped 

Perfect big bass weather condition.

Tom

Ya got a quarter?

 

Heads they move 

Tales they stay put

 

 

I wish I had a better answer for you but the only way to tell is go fishing and try to determine what the fish are doing that day. 

The 25 degree drop in temps the first day only affect you.  The fish won't feel it until the second day.  Will they like the rain?  If it's a cold rain probably not.  If it's a warm rain probably yes.  But is the barometer dropping?  They may love that.  Or hate it.  Do you want to go fishing?  That's how I judge it.  If I want to fish then I do.  Could be your PB day.  Could be the "s" word.  If you don't go, you won't know. 

On 4/10/2023 at 5:35 PM, BigAngus752 said:

temps the first day only affect you. 

 

I've seen them literally shut down in a matter of minutes after a simple wind shift.

 

What seems minuscule to us will totally shut em down. What we perceive to be sufficient enough for total shut down doesn't effect em in the slightest.

42 minutes ago, Catt said:

 

I've seen them literally shut down in a matter of minutes after a simple wind shift.

 

What seems minuscule to us will totally shut em down. What we perceive to be sufficient enough for total shut down doesn't effect em in the slightest.

100% agree on the wind change.  Especially in the spring. 

I had something very similar to that happen to me season opener of KBFTN tournament. In February we had some days hit 82*, fairly stable beginning of March. Tournament was 3/18 & 3/19 (Saturday & Sunday). I prefished on Thursday in 76* temps and found them shallow. On Friday it was off the water day but temps dropped to 67*.

 

Saturday morning I launched at 21* with a high of 39*. On Sunday I launched at 18* with a high of 29*. I had a battery problem during this tournament and lost my electronics both days but according to my tracks I'd put in 6 miles each day before losing my electronics. I'm guessing I did 12 miles on Saturday and about 10 on Sunday.

 

My fish here in mid TN just left. Maybe moved to another lake further south for all I know. In two days and approx 22 miles in the shallowest I could go to 45-50' deep I found one bait ball and it was tiny and 13' deep. In one spot I found fish 15-20' deep and drop shot and caught a huge catfish.

 

I'm sure depending on where you are and a blue million other variables they'll do something else but that's what happened to me. Now if you went from 90-65* and it had been warm for a while they'll probably react much differently. So that starting temp less 25* is a big factor.

On 4/10/2023 at 6:35 PM, BigAngus752 said:

If you don't go, you won't know. 

 

Yep,  and for me a bad day fishing is still a pretty good day.   

in my experience ( what do i know) they wont go far. they may stay put or may move deeper but the wont go way back to deep water. its just a matter of trying to get them to bite.

I think a lot of it has to do with how bad the change in weather will be.  Lately, around here a temp change of 25 degrees has been bringing some major storms.