Today was cold!
The fish seem to be starting to change their behaviors since I last fished for them and are moving slower than normal.
The outside temperature was -8 degrees Celsius this morning, so I made sure I was layered up and ready for a brisk morning of fishing in the fog while waiting for the sun to come up over the horizon. My motor was not impressed and it took a bit of convincing for it to start. Thankfully, I was able to convince it to warm up and after that we cruised in a zip zag pattern following the fog as it rolled across the smooth surface of the lake.
We tried a few of my usual spots and some other new spots. Each spot yielded one or two fish most of the time, however, they were not as productive as the early season fall fishery.
A few thoughts and theories were discussed and one could only guess that the cooling water (42 degrees Fahrenheit on the surface) had some sort of correlation to the slower moving fish that swam in to view our offerings.
We tried a few different depths and transition zones. At first, it seemed that most fish were feeding in deeper water, ranging from 16 to 20ft. Then, as the day progressed, some decent sized fish were caught in 8ft of water.
Weed structure is starting to become harder to find, but when we found it we almost always found the fish.
The fish seemed to prefer the Gibbs Delta Tackle Koho spoons the most, but they also enjoyed a few sizes of Gibbs Crocs and an orange and gold Kamlooper spoon.
All in all, it was a great day on the lake and I’m looking forward to doing it again before the water starts to freeze.