08-05-2003, 12:48 AM
[cool]In the Phoenix area, it is rare for the water temps to drop below about 55. I have fished in 45 in southern Arizona, on a couple of little lakes that are about 4000 feet altitude.
Of course, we do have our lakes along the Mogollon Rim, and in the mountains that do freeze during the winter, and there are a couple that sometimes offer some ice fishing. But, I have never been excited about driving 4 hours for some iffy ice fishing, when I can drive 40 minutes and load a basket with yellow bass...after spooning a dozen big largemouth up to six or eight pounds on the early shift...while fishing from a float tube in shirt sleeves.
Sounds like a good had was timed by all on the Jordanelle perch party I didn't check in with my basket of perch. Didn't want to show off, but here is the pic anyway.
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P,S. That was from the good old days on Deer Creek...when nobody fished for perch and I could catch hundreds in a day. I had days when I kept twenty or thirty fish...all over 12". The ones in the basket were for a family fish fry. I seldom kept that many.
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Of course, we do have our lakes along the Mogollon Rim, and in the mountains that do freeze during the winter, and there are a couple that sometimes offer some ice fishing. But, I have never been excited about driving 4 hours for some iffy ice fishing, when I can drive 40 minutes and load a basket with yellow bass...after spooning a dozen big largemouth up to six or eight pounds on the early shift...while fishing from a float tube in shirt sleeves.
Sounds like a good had was timed by all on the Jordanelle perch party I didn't check in with my basket of perch. Didn't want to show off, but here is the pic anyway.
P,S. That was from the good old days on Deer Creek...when nobody fished for perch and I could catch hundreds in a day. I had days when I kept twenty or thirty fish...all over 12". The ones in the basket were for a family fish fry. I seldom kept that many.
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