we are heading to ray bob after lunch, so i'll be able to give a surface temp on returning. the snow melt runoff will certainly not warm the lakes any, as won't the next arctic blast tuesday evening/wednesday.

What bass will have a tendency to do if cold front interrupt their spawn, which is to come. They absorb the eggs back into the body.

If someone would have put up a poll 2 weeks ago 85% of the vote would of had them spawning this weekend.

Doesn't this question get asked every year?

Spawn will happen anyway. It is getting warmer each day, just be patient.

Spring is almost here days are about to be getting longer and the bass will be just as ready as we are . It's just good we are getting water in our lakes even if it's ice run off ! In a few weeks I wouldn't be surprised to see some tress budding and cat tails turning green.

warmer every day

I dont mind, it will make the spawn in April better..It was like this in 2010 on Fork..Killer practice, We caught them on it April 9th..Best day ever on Fork for numbers and slaunches..

Look for the Spawn when.
Water temperatures � 58-65
Daylight hours � 12.00 hours
Moon phase � Full moon �3 day before, & 3 day after
March � 20th Full moon

Ready for spring!!!! Need them to start making love in the shallows

I need to get on Palestine..Lake is full, you know its on in kikapu, old folks, flat.

water was 40.4 degrees in the cove off buck creek we fished. clear and still with grass. no bites. still with some snow melt to cool it even more.

what do you mean by 20th full moon? new moon is march 20th.

They're gonna get shallow to spawn. They're trying now, big rule in 1' of water on a lot of lakes

At this time last year we had 59-61 water temps on Toledo. This year its 48-50 same areas. Definitely colder this year