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water temp to start spring feeding #284454 03/16/12 10:39 PM
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OP lifeisgood L Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 42 sw missouri	what should the water temp be when my new channel cats begin feeding? steve osborn

Re: water temp to start spring feeding lifeisgood #284455 03/16/12 10:41 PM
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Cecil Baird1 Hall of Fame Lunker Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 20,043 Likes: 1 Northeastern Indiana	I don't know about channel cats but the consensus is to start feeding at 50 F. If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.

Re: water temp to start spring feeding Cecil Baird1 #284456 03/16/12 10:44 PM
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OP lifeisgood L Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 42 sw missouri	Thanks a lot-- appreciate the help. steve osborn

Re: water temp to start spring feeding lifeisgood #284457 03/16/12 10:48 PM
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Bluegillerkiller Hall of Fame Lunker Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,544 Illinois, St. louis area	Whatever it is Monday is when I'm starting, and aerating I believe in catch and release. I catch then release to the grease.. BG. CSBG. LMB. HSB. RES.

Re: water temp to start spring feeding Bluegillerkiller #284459 03/16/12 10:55 PM
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OP lifeisgood L Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 42 sw missouri	Sounds like a good plan! Hubby and I started feeding about a week ago, but we couldn't remember what the best temperature should be. The only fish who have responded this week were.... surprise..... the minnows. I think we have the spring jitters waiting on the channel catfish as we just stocked them last fall. steve osborn

Re: water temp to start spring feeding lifeisgood #284462 03/16/12 11:09 PM
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Cecil Baird1 Hall of Fame Lunker Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 20,043 Likes: 1 Northeastern Indiana	They are a warm water fish so perhaps it will take them longer to get ramped up? I'm sure others here will know. I've never had catfish. If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.

Re: water temp to start spring feeding Bluegillerkiller #284480 03/17/12 05:54 AM
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Sniper Fingerling S Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 529 North East Texas	Originally Posted By: Bluegillerkiller Whatever it is Monday is when I'm starting, and aerating That's when I'm starting my diet, or maybe Tuesday; definitely no later than Wednesday night.