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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: Hilltop123 on January 05, 2012, 07:01:48 PM

Title: Water temp. question?
Post by: Hilltop123 on January 05, 2012, 07:01:48 PM: I'm reading a book on walleye, and the book states that spawing takes place when the water temp. is 40-52 degrees F..
Now is that surface temp?? If not what are they refering to?
Title: Re: Water temp. question?
Post by: TheHunt on January 05, 2012, 07:23:41 PM: I typically measure surface temperature for salmon and steelhead.
Title: Re: Water temp. question?
Post by: Ripper on January 05, 2012, 08:26:37 PM: Walleye usually spawn in shallow water so the temp would be surface to bottom I'd think. 1 to 5 feet or so.
Title: Re: Water temp. question?
Post by: BLUEBULLS on January 06, 2012, 06:50:38 AM: Quote from: Ripper on January 05, 2012, 08:26:37 PM
Walleye usually spawn in shallow water so the temp would be surface to bottom I'd think. 1 to 5 feet or so.

:yeah:

on the columbia between preist rapids and John day, 42-43 seems to be the magic numbers... surface temp.