I have some rough data from Grady county GA.
I have a cheap aquarium thermometer in my neighbor's little pond where we stocked FH last fall. The temp has been reading 60F consistently for several weeks at about 1 ft below the surface. On one of those days I checked the temp in the top few inches of water and it read 65 degrees.
At this time the FH are the only fish in the pond. They have already spawned and continue to exhibit some spawning behavior and colors. There are schools of fry approximately .75 inches long at or near the surface. If it would be helpful I could net a few and post pics.
