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CB1 - Was you fishing in the snow today? What did it bite on? Length?
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CB1 - Was you fishing in the snow today? What did it bite on? Length? No that's an old picture from when we were moving fish a week or two ago. Caught on a fathead minnow. Strangely I saw a live fly on the snow today. I saw one the day before yesterday too. Seems like every living thing is ready for spring except the weather. Bill, Tell them about the perch eggs you found already in 40 degree water!
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Nice fish cecil. In the river below our house that would be considered a trophy size smallie.
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Actually the yellow perch eggs were in 43F water after a day of sunshine and water temps at 3ft were 41.9F, 6ft 40.9. Pond had thin ice the previous 6 days. I have never seen YP eggs in water that cold. Usually the water has to be stable temps 47F -49F before I see the first eggs. The eggs were laid the previous night in shallow water with small cobble on the bottom among some of last year's emergent plant stems. Sun shining on the bottom probably warmed the water in that area slightly. B.Lynch said he had eggs last week during a slight warming trend and before the Monday's snow water temps were running 36-38F with thin ice some mornings.
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My water temps today ranged from 39.8�F to 40.4�F, depending on the windward or leeward side of the pond in 12" of water. No sun warming going on today!
C&R a Golden trout the other day and when brought out of the water eggs started coming out like someone opened up the hose spigot.
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Apparently photoperiod trumps water temp once it gets so far out!
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They can make mistakes on temps (quick change killing eggs) but not photoperiod.
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They can make mistakes on temps (quick change killing eggs) but not photoperiod. Not sure what you mean Eric?
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He means what you said: photoperiod can trump temperature, and the poor water temperature will often result in dead eggs, especially if the temperature drops significantly. Although testing has shown that fish eggs (maybe species specific) can tolerate some significant temperature decreases after the eggs are water hardened and still hatch.
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Got it. Yeah I'm with you. I think as long they don't hatch and then the water temps drops significantly they may be O.K.
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Cecil, how can I contact you? Im in southern Indiana and have a few lakes/ponds (mine and a couple friends)that I think are capable of supporting smallies.
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Well, shoot! I didn't read all of the posts! Just page 1!
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Been there done that. Here's another recent pic of one of my s smallmouth that was in another thread. 
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Sweet!I would be interested if you ever have them for sale again
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Very nice markings on that smallie in the most recent picture. Pretty fish. That fish was from Laggis correct?
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Correct. He told me he got his original broodstock from a nearby river.
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