Hey guys,

I always searched for a source to find out how cold up North Florida Bass would survive. When i asked pond people about it , they mostly said "They won't survive under long lasting ice". Then i found this.

The ponds were continuously covered with ice more than 6 inches thick for several weeks during December 1983 through January 1984. We saw two dead bass under the ice in Bass Pond during this period. Approximately four 1- to 2-pound bass were found dead in Bass Pond during March 1989, presumably due to cold stress. Until 1994, no other bass die-offs were documented in either pond.


6 inches ice for several weeks and they survived? Really?

Source: http://www.noble.org/ag/wildlife/bass/

Last edited by Fatih; 12/02/16 08:44 AM.