Lake Michigan Preferred Fish Temperatures

[Line Dancin]

Here's a couple of other considerations (though I'm not sure how they help to find fish:confused:):

Being cold-blooded, a fish in lower temperature water is less active. Water temp is directly related to fish feeding and growth.

The warmer water gets, the less oxygen it holds, and a fish in warmer water, with it's metabolism faster, needs more oxygen. My take is that while you might find some salmon in warm water, they are certainly not comfortable, and probably won't stay long.

Just my two cents...

I do agree with this.

[jimcr]

All fish are cold blooded but you have fish that are on the warmer side (bass, bluegil,northern, musky,) then you have cold water fish such as Salmon. which perfer colder water much colder. and seek much more food to maintain them selfs.

[jimcr]

my 2 cents, salmon are a cold water fish . Unlike bass and northern,musky. Salmon will survive in 40 water just fine . for other warmer water cold blooded fish they will just about hibernate.