As I've read PB over the years, one thing pounded into my thick skull is that fish have strong temperature preferences. Rainbow trout die when temps exceed the low 70s. LMB prefer 65 to 83F, though perhaps Fla LMB like it a bit warmer. And so on.
Indeed, Pondmeister Lusk wrote an article about why BG can grow as large, or even larger, up north than down south: There are just as many "perfect" BG temperature days in Yankee land as Dixie.
LMB during hot summer temps stay in the therocline, despite low O2 levels, to keep cool.
Okay, so we know that fish growth is limited by temperatures. Too cold, they stop feeding. Too hot, they stop feeding (or at least slow down drastically).
But instead of just taking this as a given -- down here in the south, bass won't grow much for perhaps a couple of summer months -- why not try to do something about it?
Last edited by anthropic; 05/31/18 07:10 PM.
