Use Preffered Water temP to find fish
Each species of fish lives in a preferred water temperature range. The chart be-
low shows the preferred water temperature range for the most popular freshwater
game fish and baitfish species in Fahrenheit.
Fish suspend in the water column by water temperature. Using your Fish Hawk will
allow you to find them. With the Fish Hawk you can create a temperature profile of
the water column by lowering the probe close to the bottom and observing the water
temperature as you slowly raise the probe to the surface. This will allow you to find the
correct water temperature for the species you are targeting.
What’s the riGht troLLinG sPeed?
Understanding subsurface currents is critical to trolling success. On large bodies
of water, wind and bottom structure work together to create underwater currents. The
collision of warm and cold water also creates current.
Without a speed probe like the Fish Hawk, knowing what sub-surface currents are
doing is nearly impossible. Newcomers to big water trolling often underestimate the
effect on their lures. Trolled against the current, lures can wobble too fast or “burn out.”
Trolling with the current can leave your lure dead in the water!
The Fish Hawk Probe relays important speed information from the depths to the
angler. When trolling against the current, the angler must slow the boat down to keep the
lure working at optimal speed; trolling with a current, the angler needs to speed up.
Allow the fish to tell you what the right trolling speed is. Once you’ve identified a
probe speed that is getting strikes on a particular day, adjust the boat speed accordingly
to get back to that number. Repeatability is the key to maximizing your catch!
Thank you for your purchase. For over 40-years anglers have relied on Fish Hawk
Electronics to give them accurate water temperature and speed information.
Helping them find and catch more fish!
Our customers are our best sales people. Our mission is to build products that you
happily recommend to your fishing friends.
We’ve built a reputation around personalized customer service. No call centers
here! If you have a question or problem with your Fish Hawk, please contact us
immediately. We’ll help you figure it out and do what needs to be done.
Remember, Troling Without a Fish Hawk is
Just Boating!
Trevor Sumption
President
Fish Hawk Electronics
Preferred Water Temperature Ranges
(shown in Fahrenheit)
Species
Lower Limit
Optimum
Upper Limit
Brown Trout
44
60
75
Chinook Salmon
42
50
60
Coho Salmon
44
54
60
Crappie
60
70
75
Kokanee
55
Lake Trout
42
50
Largemouth Bass
50
65
75
Atlantic Salmon
54
Rainbow Trout
44
55
75
Smallmouth Bass
50
65
73
Steelhead
38
55
62
Walleye
50
67
75
Alewife
48
54
72
Cisco
53
Emerald Shiner
61
Gizzard Shad
69
Rainbow Smelt
43
50
57
Spottail Shiner
54
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