I have been patiently watching the water temps for a month now, waiting for them to start to rise. It was almost to the point that I thought the thermometers they were using were broken or stuck. seemed like 37 degrees was all there was give or take a tenth of a degree. I checked today and the temp is finally on the rise. In the past few years I know the bass are here when the temp at buzzards bay tower hits 50 degrees. There are other spots in my area where you may find keeper size bass as early as Easter.. sometimes. But I use that magical 50 degree mark as my starting gun.
Granted I have caught bass with herring with lower water temps. What I am talking about is just plugging or chunking from shore.

Does anyone else have a magic number or indicator.

When the lilacs are in bloom, go fishing.

double nickles for me!

When the shad blooms. But I'll be out there sooner cause I'll go n#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&g futs if I spend much more time indoors. Hopefully the tinker macs will show up and soon!

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A Beachwalker sighting? Where you been Neil?:call:

when the gas gauge reads < F >

and the wallet says "tallyho..." :bo:

i match your 50' and raise to 51' :cheers:

46 degrees is when I start seeing schoolies in buzzards bay spots. 47 and the udl river lights up on an incoming

50 and it's topwater baby :kewl:

When gas prices are $3.00 a gallon is a good indictator.

:uhoh: goose.....I think your on to something.....

Silly Goose

I start the 2nd to 3rd week in may when I know there are keepers in the herring run up north here, I try to get all my spring chores done first, So I have to say May 15th water temp has nothing to do with it because it is 30 miles up river.

Woods Hole is currently reporting 39 degrees. If 50 is your mark, you're still looking at mid-May for that. In the mean time I'll be focusing on freshwater for trout, smallies, and shad (mid April).

When gas prices are $3.00 a gallon is a good indictator.

i heard this afternoon the prices will go up again

like 5 -10- cents more a gallon then head back down... :huh:

i heard this afternoon the prices will go up again

like 5 -10- cents more a gallon then head back down... :huh:

Just because they can. You can count on the "up" part, not so sure about the "down." Exxon Mobil and our elected officials need to ensure that profits don't dip below $20 billion a quarter...:rocketem:

water is 41 at deep hole. 5 more to go

I go by dates more than anything. march 21 , dinks at the wall , first weened in April , over to the bars , 3rd week in april herring livelining (not this year of course) 3rd week in may , canal. That's not nescessarily when the fish show , just traditional dates for me and my friends to take interest in a given area.

http://mvcodata.whoi.edu/cgi-bin/mvco/mvco.cgi

first day above 40 deg. so far....

sun is the answer

Schoolies in Truro mid April easy. First keeper by May 3. Based on the last four years. 2 weeks after dogwoods bloom is go time.