Forum Scope


Match



Forum Options



Min search length: 3 characters / Max search length: 84 characters
Forum Login
Lost password?
sp_TopicIcon
Murray 5/4
Avatar
7492 Posts
(Offline)
1
May 8, 2006 - 8:38 am
ToolsPrintQuote

Fished 6p-9:30p

Water temp: 59-60
Water clarity/color: Turbid due to turnover
Weed growth: Mostly milfoil and some curly leaf pondweed

Until there's some stable warm weather and the lake stratifies the water will stay cloudy from turnover. The fish don't care much.

Avatar
441 Posts
(Offline)
2
May 8, 2006 - 9:14 pm
ToolsPrintQuote

Thanks for that info. Vicki and I were there on Sunday from 4 til 8 or so. Did not see a thing, and I thought it was just me or the noisy 4-stroke. I hear all about the fall turnover, not much of the spring. Thanks teacher! 😀 😀 😀

Avatar
7492 Posts
(Offline)
3
May 9, 2006 - 10:51 am
ToolsPrintQuote

Finlander – This will make it very clear: <url url="[Permission to view this media is denied]
">[Permission to view this media is denied]

Avatar
441 Posts
(Offline)
4
May 9, 2006 - 7:12 pm
ToolsPrintQuote

Thanks for the instructional. I registered surface temps as high as 61.5 at the nothwest corner of the lake, but the majority read around 59. After reading the lesson, it would seen that this turnover should have already taken place, if the key temp is 50 degrees. I was going to ask whythe lake was so dirty until I saw your post from your trip. I wanted to know if the lake is that dirty all year, as the only previous times I had seen it was last October, twice. Thanks, Bruce.

Avatar
7492 Posts
(Offline)
5
May 9, 2006 - 8:50 pm
ToolsPrintQuote

You've got to remember the surface temps don't mean a lot as only the top few feet will be that warm. In a deep lake, especially if it's spring fed, it takes a while for the thermocline to set up. There was no thermocline yet, it's pretty evident on the graph once it gets set up. Usually you'll have to see consistent surface temps around 65 before there is a solid thermocline in most lakes.

Forum Timezone: America/Detroit
All RSSShow Stats
Top Posters:
Steve S: 2712
Forum Stats:
Groups: 1
Forums: 111
Topics: 9245
Posts: 57511

 

Member Stats:
Guest Posters: 0
Members: 16575
Moderators: 0
Admins: 2

Most Users Ever Online
52
Currently Online
Guest(s)
38
Currently Browsing this Page

1 Guest(s)