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Ya no problem, normally it takes more than a few days for a lake to warm just an fyi, pay close attention to the nighttime lows especially.... it can be sunny and seventy for a day but in the thirties every night and it still wont warm up for a few weeks after winter
The reason that ice fishing is good while ice fishing is because the water temps have maintained a certain temp. One of your main issues was defenetly the water temp and also the sun itself...someimes fish will become shy or lock jawed when they are thrown a curve ball such as "the Oregon sun" lol lets says its been sunny for months and you happen to go out on the first day its been cloudy and raining in a while...the fish could very well be effected....even the best fisherman on here get skunked! fishing is pretty difficult with out patience.......
Well said. Air temperature and water temperature are NOT one and the same. It will take lots of sunny/warms days--and less ice melt--before water temps rise to a decent fishing level. Adjusting your technique, like still fishing w/ worms, power bait/eggs, with scent should work well for now. When the water temps rise enough, then switiching to casting/trolling will produce. Keep trying, and you'll figure it out and get into some fish.
P.S. Does anyone like my new avatar? LOL
I just have a few suggestions for anyone fishing out of a boat and they are not really familiar with a body of water and would like to increase there chances of catching instead of just fishing. I personally would not leave my house without a depth finder anytime I am fishing on a lake, reservoir, pond or large river from a boat. If you
try trolling flies such as wooly buggers or small leach patterns
yeah they can get kinda pricey. But for the time being downloading some topographical maps and briefly studying them before you go out or bringing them along with you and investing in a cheap digital thermometer. At least then you will know where the bottom of the lake rises and falls in the section your fishing and give you an idea of the temp at least it will give you a good guesstimate at the depth the fish might be and what to be using. Unless the fish are blowing up the surface than half the battle is solved lol. Just a thought to help you out.