Paddler don’t get hung up on temps I had 2-3 years where I caught kokes at 15 feet or less all summer at Jordy and other lakes surface temps were near 70! Mornings and mid day! And temps didn’t get to Koke range until 45 to 50 feet but the fish were not there. The fish were shallow, trust your sonar! If you are not marking and you think they are there most likely they are shallow hard to mark shallow fish the cone is narrow and they spook from boat. One July day a few years back I got 16 kokes in just over an hour a buddy who wanted to catch kokes followed me with 1/2 sinker and dodger with mono he got his 4 plus as well. As we were leaving a guy pulled up next to me and asked why we were leaving he says you are netting fish constantly!! I said we have 20 between us and I dont like to catch and release kokes. I asked him how he was doing. THEY HAD 0. I told him I was putting ball at 10 feet and stacking at 5, I asked him were he was fishing he said 35-40, he thought I was lying. Buddy in boat told him that is what we are doing ! Before we put stuff away they had net out and hollered thank you! Not always but don’t rely on temps only! A lake I fish out of state I catch kokes in summer at 20 feet or less all the time, surface temps 65! And nit much colder 20 feet down .
With that said last year I got kokes at Jordy as deep as 50 feet. But that’s were live scope found them! Deeper than I have ever caught Kokes up there!?
With that said last year I got kokes at Jordy as deep as 50 feet. But that’s were live scope found them! Deeper than I have ever caught Kokes up there!?
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