When do the flats wake up?

  • youngfry
    Northeast Iowa
    Posts: 629
    April 30, 2015 at 10:20 am #1539661

    When do you guys really start targeting flats? Is it a time of year or a water temp thing?

    dfresh
    Fridley, MN
    Posts: 3053
    April 30, 2015 at 10:39 am #1539667

    I would say flats come alive based on water temperature, which usually does correspond with the calendar. This year, with extremely low flows for spring time, the temp is higher earlier. Generally once it hits 60 degrees you are good to go to target flats.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    April 30, 2015 at 3:00 pm #1539803

    Agreed with Doug.

    It’s pretty lonely targeting flats below 60 degrees speaking from experience. Based on 9 years of experience there isn’t a >reliable< bite before 65 degrees. Not saying they can’t be caught before that it’s just that where I fish, I haven’t had a reliable bite before 65 and that was never before the 2nd week of May.

    This year sure could be different and I’ll let you know after this weekend.

    steve-demars
    Stillwater, Minnesota
    Posts: 1906
    April 30, 2015 at 3:44 pm #1539818

    Stillwater river gage shows 62 degrees right now. I’ll have bullheads dancing in the water tonight.

    dbright
    Cambridge
    Posts: 1867
    April 30, 2015 at 5:13 pm #1539849

    The past two years as soon as I find bullheads in the creeks I start catching flats. I got a good start on my bullhead supply this week. whistling

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