Ok. Put on those science caps guys...

 

With the long winter and late spring, water in my lake has warmed from 55-70 in 3 weeks. The day it hit 60, the spawn started (three weeks later than last year). First and early second wave is currently up and in various stages. Water temp in the lake will continue to rise with local weather forecasts in the 90s.

 

Here's my question: Is there a maximum water temperature for optimal florida largemouth fry survival?

 

Thanks

Water temps at the depth the bass are located. Not surface temps or air temps. Above 75 degrees the swarm of blurgills and carp can overwhelm the nest eating eggs and fry so survival rates drop significantly.

Tom

16 minutes ago, WRB said:

Water temps at the depth the bass are located. Not surface temps or air temps. Above 75 degrees the swarm of blurgills and carp can overwhelm the nest eating eggs and fry so survival rates drop significantly.

Tom

Makes perfect sense. Thank you.

In my area a consistent 60 to 65 degrees with no sudden cold fronts that bring the water temps down will have a successful spawn. At this point I don't know if the spawn has been successful because we had early spawners who retreated here in NJ after the recent cold fronts. If I had to guess they'll probably come back to spawning soon.