GEE SURE IS NICE WEATHER

[polock]

SURE IS NICE WEATHER PREDICTED FOR THIS WEEK

THAT IS ALL

[fullmoon]

laugh out loud

[Bill Babler]

PO. Well catch a few for ya, while were putting on our sun screen.

[techo]

What does the water temp have to hit before they start heading to the beds?

[SKMO]

What does the water temp have to hit before they start heading to the beds?

April

I know April is not a water temp but it does not matter as the bulk of the spawn will be in mid-April.

Lake-wide some fish might spawn as early as the last week of March (very few) most in mid-April, and several up to mid-May.

Water temp is not that important. The lake always is in the range of spawning temps during April, and I think it has more to do with photoperiod than water temp in MO.

Photoperiod means: Length of daylight.

Personally I think the April spawn is very highly over-rated as a time to catch fish on TR except for the fact that you can tag some pre-spawn and post-spawn fish. If you want to bed fish you can do so, but I have a problem with that.

I would prefer the fish hungry and not horney. Hard to tell them apart I know but sight fishing beds on this lake is wrong and I will explain it to anyone face to face.

[techo]

I agree. I am not much of a sight fisherman. They did that a lot when the salmon run in Alaska, but I usually went grayling fishing instead. I don't like the phone to ring or door bell to ring if I get a chance to spawn at my house either! I do like hitting the points and drop offs that lead in and out of the beds though. Hopefully that doesn't mess things up to much for Mr. or Mrs. fish!

Thanks for the information about April.

[DOITLOOKIT]

Sure was great to get out today and enjoy this weather. It was nice to have to adorn the sunglasses and shed a few clothing along the way. The boat ran great for the first trip this year. Little foggy this morning, but it burnt off nicely. Caught several short fish in Piney, still some ice all the way in the back. Most of the fish came on rogue bite on the left side going in Piney. Great to be out. Will do nothing but get better.