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[corgi]

Tomorrow is like -2 with maybe up to 20km/h winds.  That's equivalent to about -9 windchill? 

Is that too cold/windy to do some float fishing? 
Will the fish be less willing to bite in these temps? 

Thanks for the help!

[leapin' tyee]

Sure , they will bite if you do everything right.   Tight line and good luck

[mvelasco]

one thing I learned was that fish will bite if everything comes together. always worth a shot in any scenario.

[CoastRider]

Tomorrow is like -2 with maybe up to 20km/h winds.  That's equivalent to about -9 windchill? 

Is that too cold/windy to do some float fishing? 
Will the fish be less willing to bite in these temps? 

Thanks for the help!

Its never too cold! I've caught plenty of fish in sub -15 when most anglers are sitting at home, thats when you get the water to yourself

[sugartooth]

I was out on the vedder today. Conditions were quite nice. As long as you're dressed warm you should be fine. I even got into a few fish today. 

[dave c]

Temperature isn't a concern.  Wind on the other hand can put a nasty bow in your line when drifting making a decent hook set difficult.

[sugartooth]

The wind wasn't an issue on the upper river today however there were some gusts of wind on the lower river that would effect your drift.

[TheFishingLad]

Just float jigs and let the wind work for you :p

[rgm]

My guides had to be de-iced every fifth or sixth cast today on both my pin and fly rods.

[Fish Assassin]

iced guides are the problem

X2

[kanuckle head]

Biggest indicator is rod guides icing & roe skeins solid = Too cold!!
But if you apply the effort the diehard's still standing will eventually be rewarded

Kh   

[milo]

But if you apply the effort the diehard's still standing will eventually be rewarded.

So very true. But I still prefer to stay home...hate those numb fingers.

[Rodney]

It's never too windy, too cold.

[TNAngler]

While we weren't float fishing (back trolling hot shots), I have been out fishing many times growing up in the middle of northeasterns.  With winds of 50-60 mph and single digit temps F.  We would go up into the mountains where the wind was blocked better but it was colder.  Your guides would freeze as soon as the line stopped going through them.  The entire bottom part of the Nooksack was completely frozen over but the upper river was running enough (although huge ice chunks would hit the back of our boat).  We caught so many fish those days because there was absolutely no pressure on them as the entire lower river was covered with ice.

[MoeJKU]

There are some tricks i use for guides icing over. Vegetable oil, canola oil, chap stick, and vaseline.  I usualy just bring chap stick as its easy to run it around the guides mid day as well.  my friend used canola oil in a little spay bottle. Been out in -20 with windchill worked fine for me.