10-28-2004, 03:34 PM
Tim, I too am at somewhat of a loss. Two weeks ago there seemed to be lots more fish but smaller fish. The last time I was there, which was monday, there was a few singles and very few schools. A couple of guys said there were more right at dark. So it might be our timing. However, I am wondering if it is because of the low water or possibly water temp.
Low water: Because of the low water the bigger fish are not able to get into where the rocks are so they are finding new structure to spawn in. This is just a thought.
Water temp: About two weeks ago, the weather was calmer and a little cooler at night. When the rain and wind moved in it stirred the lake and mixed the warmer layers with the cooler, so the spawn backed off due to the warmer water in the spawn areas. A couple of reports about then had the water temp going from around 55 deg to 57 deg. However, BearLakeFishGuy reported the water temp at 49 deg a couple of day ago, so that should not be a factor now.
Thats a couple of my theories. And by no means are they scientific just WAGS. Anybody else out there got any more ideas?
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Low water: Because of the low water the bigger fish are not able to get into where the rocks are so they are finding new structure to spawn in. This is just a thought.
Water temp: About two weeks ago, the weather was calmer and a little cooler at night. When the rain and wind moved in it stirred the lake and mixed the warmer layers with the cooler, so the spawn backed off due to the warmer water in the spawn areas. A couple of reports about then had the water temp going from around 55 deg to 57 deg. However, BearLakeFishGuy reported the water temp at 49 deg a couple of day ago, so that should not be a factor now.
Thats a couple of my theories. And by no means are they scientific just WAGS. Anybody else out there got any more ideas?
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