Freshwater Fish Temps
Preferred Water Temperatures for Fish
Freshwater Sportfish (Degrees F)
Species Temp Preferred
BASS Largemouth 80-82
Rock 70
Smallmouth 65-73
Spotted 70-78
Stripped 65-70
White 66-75
Whiterock 70's
BLUEGILL 69-85
CARP 79-84
CATFISH Channel 70-87
Flathead 82-88
CHAR Arctic 53-61
CRAPPIE Black 70-75
White 61-71
DRUM Freshwater 74
GRAYLINGArctic 47-52
KOKANEE 50-57
MUSKELLUNGE 63-78
PERCH White 75-85
Yellow 66-77
PICKERELChain 66-80
Grass 78
PIKE Northern 55-65
PUMPKINSEED 82
SALMON Atlantic 50-62
Chinook 50-63
Chum 48-57
Coho 44-57
Pink 49-57
Sockeye 50-59
SAUGER 66-67
SHAD American 59-70
SPLAKE 54
STEELHEAD 48-52
SUNFISH Green 87
TROUT Brook 45-61
Brown 56-65
Cutthroat 50-65
Golden 50-60
Lake 40-55
Rainbow 50-70
WALLEYE 59-68
WHITEFISH Lake <51
Mountain 48-52
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