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Permalink Reply by Austin Heyer on May 4, 2011 at 10:31pm

Water temps are colder this time of year right now then they were last year

Fish were already on beds on some lakes at this time last year and so far this year not one up on a bed yet.

So id have to say based on the weather the spawn is going to be pushed back a little till we get some more stable warmer weather.

Permalink Reply by P.J. Koshi on May 4, 2011 at 11:17pm

Spawn is not dictated by water temp alone, but it is a mixture of many factors that dictate when fish move shallow and start fanning beds.  Daylight, stable water temps, and moon phases are the 3 main things that I know of.  Ron and Marc can tell you far more!  Based on my assessment of many lakes eastern WA and western as of right now we are behind... In my opinion our prespawn bite is what has been either unusually poor or is just late... or I just suck.

Permalink Reply by Dave Massey on May 5, 2011 at 10:04am

Just read this article about Chelan.  Check it out.

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2011/may/04/air-service-awaits-i...

 

Also, check out the webcam of Lake Chelan at Campbells resort.  Shows how low the water still is.

http://campbellsresort.com/index.php?page_id=358

 

Permalink Reply by Josh Potter on May 5, 2011 at 1:38pm

That is going to be super helpful to the question that was asked about the spawn.

Dave Massey said:

Just read this article about Chelan.  Check it out.

http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2011/may/04/air-service-awaits-i...

 

Also, check out the webcam of Lake Chelan at Campbells resort.  Shows how low the water still is.

http://campbellsresort.com/index.php?page_id=358

 

Permalink Reply by Dave Massey on May 5, 2011 at 1:52pm

Thanks Josh.  Since it talks about lake levels and water temps for this year compared to years past, I thought it would be an interesting read for some.  Sure it isn't directly related to the spawn per say, but lake levels and water temps were part of the discussion.

 

Like the saying goes, if you don't have anything nice to say.......

LOL