Fishing information on bass, walleye, muskie, pike and other fresh water fish.
Fishing information on bass, walleye, muskie, pike and other fresh water fish. Fishing information on bass, walleye, muskie, pike and other fresh water fish.
Fishing information on bass, walleye, muskie, pike and other fresh water fish.

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Ideal Temperatures for Freshwater Fish

It's clear that neither experts, scientist nor fishermen can agree on the optimium water temperature preferences for the various fish species. Every book or chart that you read will probably have differences (some notable). This is probably due to the fact that each has enjoyed wonderful fishing when the others (under the same conditions) did not. Also, the variety of fish distributed over a variety of climate conditions can hardly result in a universal number. A small mouth bass in Michigan most probably has adapted to cooler water temperatures than its Southern relatives. Nonetheless, the following chart is a good reference for general water temperature preferences.

Species Lower Avoidance Optimum Upper Avoidance
Atlantic Salmon 45 50-62 N/A
Black Crappie 60 71 75
Bluegills 58 69-72 80
Blue Catfish N/A 77-82 N/A
Brook Trout 44 58 70
Brown Bullhead 65 78-82 85
Brown Trout 44 56-66 75
Burbot N/A 52 N/A
Channel Catfish 5582-89 90+
Chinook Salmon 44 55 60
Coho Salmon 44 55 60
Flathead Catfish 8185 90
Grayling N/A N/A 65
Lake Trout 40 50-55 60
Largemouth Bass 5065-75 85
Muskellunge 55 63-67 78
Northern Pike 55 65 74
Pumpkinseed N/A 81 N/A
Rainbow Trout 4461 75
Rock Bass N/A 70 N/A
Smallmouth Bass 60 65-70 73
Splake 42 50-66 68
Steelhead Trout 3855-60 N/A
Sunfish 50 58 68
Walleye 50 64-70 76
White Bass 55 65-70 80
White Catfish N/A 80-85 N/A
White Crappie N/A 61 N/A
White Perch N/A 89 N/A
Yellow Perch 5868 75
Fishing information on bass, walleye, muskie, pike and other fresh water fish.
Fishing information on bass, walleye, muskie, pike and other fresh water fish.
Fishing information on bass, walleye, muskie, pike and other fresh water fish.
Fishing information on bass, walleye, muskie, pike and other fresh water fish.

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