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HELP!! LAKE TURNOVER?? LM'S/CRAPPIE?

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#1 ·
Hurt my shoulder, have not been able to fish for awhile.
Has lake turnover kicked in ?
Anyone catching any good numbers of LM bass ?
Also, how bout crappie fishing, has fall bite kicked in ?

(Don't want to test shoulder yet if bass/crappie are idle.)

Thx in advance for any info.
 
#11 ·
And about turnover... you need a thermocline to set up before turnover can happen. I really dont think a thermocline set up in moat of are lakes this summer. And dont think ever sets up in the shallower lakes and rivers.
I think fall turnover is a non factor this fall.
Definitely defer to your judgement on turnover speculation.

That said I think it's safe to say that IF there is a going to be a turnover it will start next week.
 
#15 ·
During fall turnover you will see bottom setimate,old rotten leafs,etc.
Someone else im sure can explain the science behind it better then me. An algea boom is more about whats being dumped in the water,tgen the right weather causing it to grow. Lolol again someone else can explain all the science behind it WAY BETTER then me....
 
#17 ·
turnover is pretty simple… During the summer, the coldest water is at the bottom of the lake, and the warmest water is at the top… In the fall, when the surface water starts getting cooler … It becomes more dense, and basically, that dense water "sinks"...and starts mixing with the water at the bottom of the lake… And it ends up turning up all the dead rotten sediment at the bottom of lake...this is why you see all the old rotten leaves scattered throughout the lake, and it is usually accompanied by a foul smell. fishing during the turnover is pretty hard, because when that surface water "sank"...it distributes oxygen throughout the entire water column, all over the lake... so now, fish are not only in scattered locations, but they are also at scattered Depths.
but the good news is, the turnover does not last very long, maybe only a couple of days to a week or less...after the turnover, you can start "patterning" fish again
 
#18 · (Edited)
Thanks for the explanation.
The shallow lakes around here like indian an buckeye dont see a turnover because there is no thermocline. Same with the rivers an most moving water.

Ive herd guys on the other hand say when a lake turns over its there favorite time to fish. The bottom being stirred up makes a sort of feeding frenzy.....

I have also found that fall turnover is the #1 excuse why guys dont catch fish in the fall,even on lakes with no turnover;).....
 
#19 ·
Water is its most dense at 39 degrees F or 4 degrees C. The surface must cool to or below 39F for turnover to occur. Waves and wind can help speed the turnover if the surface temp is close to 39F. This past week water temp was 62 F. Fall turnover is not going to happen for a long time yet. When water temps are in the low 40's, then we can start speculating about turnover as temps vary between large/small, deep/shallow lakes and reservoirs.
 
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