-17 below and should I go fishing?

[mnhunter2]

Little cold this morning, was planning a trip to a shallow sw minnesota lake to see if the sunnies and crappies will be in a biting mood, do you think this could front will have them shut down?

[Cold_blood]

i've had it where the fish have been biting and when they haven't the only real way to know is if you get out there if i wasn't at work i'd be out there but hey my gf says i'm crazy so what do i know

[Quetico]

Its one of the best days of the season to be out icefishing. I'm heading to a hike in only lake shortly. I've had my best days when the temps are below zero. The only issues are no tip-up fishing because they freeze in too fast and if the heater doesn't work you have to come in right away.

[broman]

Pfffftt.... you're asking if it's too cold to go ice fishing? Get off the couch man! I'm heading up in a few hours to the big pond myself. If you aren't a cold person, then next weekend should be your cup of tea.

[walleyewild]

I've had some of my best days fishing when it was collder then this, 30+ below. If I wasn't working today I would be on the lake!!!!

WW

[WallyGader]

You do realize you just came to a HSOforum full of hardcore fisherman and asked if it is too cold to go fishing.. Im hittin the hard water today.

[jigging-matt]

Is it to cold to go fishing? Only if you are trying to take out your boat.

[so haaad]

Good one Matt.

[icehousebob]

I wouldn't worry about the temp as long as you have an adequate shelter. Its just that the barometer has risen sharply in the last 24 hours, which for me means the fish might have lockjaw. But go anyway. Its better than what's on TV.

[Fredd]

I'm heading out to jump holes and don't plan on putting up the house unless the winds up. Get to it!!

[mainbutter]

I used to think that 40 degrees was just about too cold to go fishing.

[Joe15]

I don't think he's debating if it's too cold for him but if it's too cold for the fish to bite.

[Far-I]

I don't think he's sayin its too cold for him. Its the question of a cold front coming in..i.e. high pressure. I have noticed a direct correlation between a good bite and a dropping baramoter, so the opposite (rising barometer/cold front) can often prove to be a bad bite.

But not always i suppose, and like one of the first respondants said, "the only way to know is to go and find out"

After all who cares if they bite. If you read my second signature, its not even the fish your after (really, i had to keep telling myself that today (So Slow!) )

[wplatehunter]

It's never to cold to go fishing. Even if they don't bite it's just nice to be on the water.

[norwall]

Well just to set the record straight,I've been out when it well below 0 n didn't so much as have a bite n thought I was on the dead sea.

[mnhunter2]

Well when I pulled on the lake I was the only vehicle on the lake so I headed to area away from the permanet houses and started hunting for the fish, with no classic structure just shallow scattered weeds I planned to roam till I could see a few fish on the camera. I did find a few fish and finished the day with a bunch of crappies and sunfish. At times they actually bit better on Sat at -17 then they did on Wed when it was it was much warm proving that some fish will be biting no matter what the weather does, its just harder to find them on certian days.

[moparmarv]

of coarse you should go fishing any chance you get if the fish bite or not is a bonus just as long as you can stay warm

[hondarider550]

It's never too cold for ice fishing... Come on now... How hardcore are you??? You won't find out how the fish are biting if you dont go...

Just have a good shelter and a good heater and you are set to go...

I'm heading out in just a few hours and not going to worry about the cold... Just how to catch those fish...

Wind on the other hand.... Might be a different story... With my shack and a 60 mile per hour wind... forget it.... LOL

[hunter101]

i was out yesterday and hammered the crappies from noon till 6pm. im thinkin of going back today:D

[hondarider550]

I and my daughter's boyfriend were out along with moparmarv and we had a great time catching perch... They were alittle finiky at times but what a great time...