Fish Hawk X4, User Manual

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Use Preffered Water temP to find fish
Each species of fish lives in a preferred water temperature range. The chart
below shows the preferred water temperature range for the most popular
freshwater game fish and baitfish species in Fahrenheit.
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
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.