How Water Temperature Affects Saltwater Flats Fish, with Aaron Adams

The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast

James Hathaway

Bass, Fishing, Bonefish, Wilderness, Flyfishing, Trout, How To, Steelhead, Bluegill, Fly, Orvis, Sports, Salmon, Panfish, Education, Rosenbauer

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🗓️ 18 December 2023

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Summary

We frequently discuss water temperature in regard to trout fishing but you seldom hear much about how water temperature affects popular fly-rod fish like bonefish, tarpon, permit, redfish, striped bass, and bluefish. Yet the water on the flats can vary dramatically depending on local weather patterns and tides, which will in turn affect where the fish move to and how actively they feed. Learn from Bonefish Tarpon Trust's science director Aaron Adams [51:35] (also a superb fly fisher) on the science of water temperature and saltwater species.

In the Fly Box this week we have a great selection of questions, tips, and rants from listeners, including:

Is it appropriate to tip a guide when he or she runs a group class at a fly shop?
What kind of footwear do you use when blue lining when you are wet wading?
Does monofilament have a shelf life?
Is a fiberglass rod a viable option for carp, bass, or bonefish?
Has Tom developed any new insights on carp fishing in 2023?
My sister harvested a moose. What flies can I tie with moose hair?
I've often had good fishing before a thunderstorm but not after. Is there any validity to this observation?
A mild rant from a listener who does not like to chat on the water with other anglers. And a less mild rant about anglers who invade his space.
Can I turn my fly line around to the running line when I want to Euro nymph?
How have developments in fly fishing changed the productivity of fly fishing in the last 100 years?
Why am I not seeing many fish in rivers that run into reservoirs in the fall?
How can I tell the difference between my nymphs ticking the bottom and a strike?
A great tip from a listener on removing all of your backing and rinsing it at the end of a saltwater fly-fishing season.
Should knots ever break?
This fall I fished a river that was 18 to 24 inches deep and uniform without much structure. I fished hard with various methods and didn't catch a thing. How would you approach water like this?

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi and welcome to the Orvis Fly Fishing Podcast this is your host Tom
0:14.8	Rosenbauer and I guess this week is Aaron Adams of
0:20.1	Bohn Fish Tarp and Trust. Aaron is my go-to guy whenever I have a question about the biology or the science of
0:30.0	Saltwater Gamefish.
0:32.0	And this week we're going to explore how water temperature
0:37.0	affects saltwater game fish. We do a lot of talking about how it affects trout
0:41.1	fishing and to a certain extent
0:42.9	bass fishing, but never done anything on saltwater game fish
0:47.5	temperatures.
0:48.1	So for those of you salty characters out there,
0:51.6	I hope you'll find this enjoyable and educational. I always
0:56.2	enjoy talking to Aaron and I think you'll enjoy listening to him.
1:02.0	And before we do the flybox, just have an announcement. I still have three or maybe two spots.
1:07.0	I still have three or maybe two spots left on my hosted trip to Swainsky in the Bahamas,
1:21.1	May 11th through 17th, 2024.
1:25.0	It's a wonderful place.
1:29.0	It's one of the most attractive lodges. I haven't seen lodge I haven't seen I haven't seen lots and lots of
1:35.6	lodges in the Bahamas but of all the one the ones I've seen it is definitely
1:39.0	the nicest looking and most comfortable lodge that I have that I've seen in the Bahamas.
1:46.0	And it's a great location.
1:49.0	It's on it's on the middle bite and Andros and the fishing is awesome, some of the best bone fishing in the world.
1:56.7	The guides are world class. And there's a flat right in front of the lodge where you can go bone fishing on your own before or after your day of guided fishing.
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