In a recent post I talked about the various types of lakes based on their mixing classification. An understanding of the type of lake you are fishing on can give you a good indication of the depths where fish may be located at a particular time of year. In addition…
Fish movement is keyed to two main factors, temperature and the oxygen content of the water. Fish will seek out areas of a water-body that satisfy both of these needs. While the coldest water can hold the most oxygen (see Table 1) the cycles of a lake can dramatically alter…
One of water’s unique properties is that it is most dense or heaviest at 4° C (39° F) (Figure 1). This fact means that as the surface temperature of a lake approaches 4° C, either by warming from colder temperatures (spring) or cooling from warmer temperatures (fall), the surface water…
