What Is The Coldest Water That You Will Fish In That Is Not Iced Over? 2025
ABW reply :
Would you still fish even from the bank aswell?
Nitrofreak reply :
ABSOLUTELY !!!
I use that time to work on my cold water fishing , very little pressure , if any at all , this also helps my patience in the dead of summer .
jdw174 reply :
I don't go out with the water below 40, and prefer about 48+.
Bankbeater reply :
I have fished when the air temp was 37 degrees. I am not sure what the water temp was, but it was cold.
Siebert Outdoors reply :
Coldest I've ever fished in that I can remember is surface temp of 38.
tholmes reply :
32.1 degrees. If it's not iced over, I'll fish.
Tom
ABW reply :
I hate cold weather. I'm on my spring break and the water is still freezing cold. Went out to a local lake and it seemed like a ghost town walking down the bank. No signs of life in sight
macmichael reply :
I have fished in January in northern Missouri. The water wasn't frozen but the eylets on my rod were. I was wearing my cold weather hunting gear. Man was it cold.
tomustang reply :
Any water that's not frozen over, I've fished it. It's not like I put a thermometer in there to find out
Goose52 reply :
I fish whenever the water is soft. Generally, I don't see surface water temps colder than 35 degrees however. The coldest surface water temp where I've actually caught a bass was 38. This is from the bank.
Surface water temp was about 37/38 when this shot was taken in January... 
IAtegeler reply :
I will be out as soon as the ice is off the lakes and ponds around here. Work on my cold weather fishing with the light stuff.
flyfisher reply :
My biggest bass of the year last year the water temp was 38...As long as it isn't frozen i will give it a shot.
Todd2 reply :
Add another to 38... I broke through thin ice to catch one sluggish keeper.
Bluebasser86 reply :
As long as it isn't frozen I'll fish. When it's right after ice out I like to find rock banks with deep water near the bank. I've caught fish from the bank when part of the lake was still iced over.
jhoffman reply :
bass fished, low of 33 water temp
trout/steelhead fished, water temp low 40, air temp below zero.
jkroosz reply :
I'll fish hard water for small mouths...
jkroosz reply :
Bad reply, sorry. I guess first day after ice out is more appropriate.
Shane J reply :
Pretty cold
ww2farmer reply :
I have fished many times in mid to upper 30 degree water.
ABW reply :
On 3/30/2014 at 7:30 AM, Shane J said:Pretty cold
Wow, I'd rather be sitting by a fireplace..Did you catch any fish that day?
Djman72 reply :
I was fishing from the bank yesterday (water temp 34*) The ice melted the day before. I had that itch and had to go cast around a bit knowing I wouldn't catch anything. I ended up catching one bass on a jerk bait fished as slow as humanly possible.
Was a good day!
Shane J reply :
One little smallie that day, alee17. The temp really wasn't that cold. Somewhere in the upper 20's.
RoLo reply :
In central Florida, we rarely fish in water colder than 60 degrees.
NOW..if I'm in a boat that's another story 
Roger
WIGuide reply :
I have no problem fishing until it ices up. If you're fishing from the bank it might be slow, but I'd still go. If you can find a bank to fish from with deeper water near by that'd be a great place to start.
mjseverson24 reply :
each year i fish mississippi river pool 4 in the winter, and the walleye run up on rainy river is cold but the fishing is amazing... typically there is water temps from 33-40 depending on the year...
mitch
Grizzn N Bassin reply :
not frozen i fish.. got one of my biggest bass last year slow rolling a swimbait after its snowed
swagkid300 reply :
On 3/29/2014 at 2:26 AM, Goose52 said:I fish whenever the water is soft. Generally, I don't see surface water temps colder than 35 degrees however. The coldest surface water temp where I've actually caught a bass was 38. This is from the bank.
Surface water temp was about 37/38 when this shot was taken in January...
u are 1 crazy dude
big poppa reply :
35 was the coldest I've seen
Zach Dunham reply :
If the water is not frozen I am fishing. I will be fishing the first weekend day that the ice is gone (hopefully this coming weekend).
VAHunter reply :
From shore I fish as long as the water is not frozen. However, myself and two friends have been known to launch the boat in ice and slow motor to our area. Once there, we make a straight, slow run to break the ice, then turn the boat and go back through the same area, only this time with the bow riding high so we throw as big a wake as possible. We do this a few times, then give things about 10 minutes to settle down and commence fishing. It surprises people how many fish we have caught with this method. Of course, it really only works well with ice less than 1".
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