Freshwater Game Fish Temperature Chart

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	Lower	Most Active	Upper
Black Crappie	60F (15C)	70F (21C)	75F (24C)
BlueGill	58F (14C)	69F (20C)	75F (24C)
Brook Trout	44F (7C)	58F (14C)	70F (21C)
Brown Trout	44F (7C)	58F (14C)	74F (23C)
Carp	74F (24C)	84F (29C)	88F (31C)
Chain Pickerel	60F (15C)	66F (19C)	74F (23C)
Catfish	55F (13C)	82F (28C)	89F (32C)
Chinook Salmon	44F (7C)	54F (12C)	60F (15C)
Coho Salmon	44F (7C)	54F (12C)	60F (15C)
Green Sunfish Salmon	73F (23C)	87F (31C)	91F (33C)
Kamloops Trout	46F (8C)	49F (9C)	57F (14C)
Lake Trout	42F (5C)	54F (12C)	62F (17C)
Lake Whitefish	43F (6C)	51F (11C)	63F (17C)
Largemouth Bass	50F (10C)	70F (21C)	84F (29C)
Northern Pike	56F (13C)	63F (17C)	74F (23C)
Rainbow Trout	44F (7C)	61F (16C)	75F (24C)
Sauger	55F (13C)	67F (19C)	74F (23C)
Smallmouth Bass	60F (16C)	67F (19C)	73F (23C)
Spotted Bass	71F (22C)	75F (24C)	80F (27C)
Steelhead Trout	38F (3C)	50F (10C)	60F (16C)
Sunfish	50F (10C)	58F (19C)	68F (20C)
Walleye	50F (10C)	67F (19C)	76F (24C)
White Bass	62F (17C)	70F (21C)	78F (26C)
Yellow Perch	58F (14C)	68F (20C)	74F (23C)

Plus or minus 3 degrees of "Most Active" water temperatures is prime fishing. Click on you state's water temperature to check local conditions.