Jump to content

Questions


phil2

Recommended Posts

Questions

Last summer I would get a hard thermocline at 40 ft that my hummingbird 1197 would pick up said 60 deg. At the time the place to be was 75 ft. But I kept graphing fish at 40 to 45 ft. I set once there but no bites. Could they been salmon or trout?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I think HB2 may have hit the nail on the head. Most folks are in the mindset of thinking everything that apears on the screen is either bait or trout/salmon. Smallmouth bass suspend in groups in the summertime at various depths for example. I have personally seen "herds" of carp traversing the lake near surface in over 500 ft of water. I've even caught a bulhead 80 ft down over 300 plus ft of water on a Seth Green rig before.  When a strong thermocline is firmly established microrgansims and bait seem to get "trapped" within it and various fish take advantage of it - not only trout and salmon so you can be washing spoons waiting for hits and these fish appear disinterested and it can be because they are the "wrong" species.

Edited by Sk8man
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...