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Its being caused by rapid warming and then the alge takes over sturgeon has lots of that crap floating around as well !!!! Remember last week it got really warm quickly ?? It's happened a few times this summer and lots of weeds are starting to die off too as turnover is in motion !!! We have had a few frosts already up here in the kawarthas and that algae smells bad too !!!! We never ever had this stuff years ago welcome to the warming lakes for sure it's now the norm every summer now the biologists have had meetings about the slime and algae and blame it on the warming effect as well as water clarity and increased weed growth and farm runoff as well as growth around the lakes I was reading all about a few weeks ago !!! They were discussing balsam pigeon sturgeon and buckhorn lakes it's not good news that's for sure ..

nicely done joey !!!!

awesome !!!!!

Nicely done !!! Looks great

article search General Walleyes and Weather by Ted Takasaki and Scott Richardson An easy-to-understand story about barometric pressure and its impact on your fishing Todd Heitkamp still remembers the day his professor first explained the basics of barometric pressure in a Weather 101 class at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Barometric pressure is just the weight of the air, the prof said. It constantly pushes down on everything, like a big hand. It presses down on you, the earth and the surface of the water. He went on to say that stormy weather results from low pressure, when the �hand of the atmosphere� pushes down with less strength. On the opposite end of the spectrum, clear blue skies come from high pressure, or a heavy hand, the teacher said. Heitkamp instantly recognized how that analogy could help fishermen understand how fish behave. Most people use a barometer simply to help them guess as to whether they should take an umbrella with them. But, barometric pressure readings can also predict whether fish are likely to be biting, or if they will soon be biting� or, perhaps, if it�s best to stay home. Time on the water has confirmed the professor was speaking the truth, according to Heitkamp, who�s been a meteorologist for the National Weather Service for the past 20 years. He also owns Dakota Angler bait & tackle store in Sioux Falls, SD. �Weather is the most important influence on fishing,� says Heitkamp. �In the tackle industry, I see all the latest gadgets and tackle. But what people haven�t come up with is how to control the weather. If the weather doesn�t cooperate, there�s nothing you can do.� In simple terms, here�s how Heitkamp sees it: * Barometric pressure� the weight of the air� decreases as a storm approaches. It�s called low pressure. To understand how it works, imagine the palm of that giant hand the professor talked about easing up as it presses on the water�s surface. Its touch is lighter. The water isn�t as compressed as it was, and fish can move more easily through it. The mood of many fish often changes to what we might call a more �active� mood. They move around more freely and feed. A storm also brings clouds and wave-creating wind, reducing sunlight penetration. Active fish can move to shallower water. In the case of walleyes, they often rise in the water column. The sonar screen shows them moving up off the bottom. Or, they just move shallower on shoreline-connected and midlake structures. Heitkamp believes that the absolute best fishing periods often occur when barometric pressure reaches its lowest point, just before the front arrives. �The old saying, that fish bite best right before the storm,� he says, �is true.� So, Heitkamp says, the best time to head to the lake is when the forecast calls for storms moving into the area. The picture changes when the storm is over. Barometric pressure starts to rise again. The giant hand presses down harder, and the water becomes more compact. High pressure also brings clear, bluebird skies, and light penetration is often intense for the next several days. Fish feel the increased pressure and become less active. They move tight to cover or deeper, where the sun isn�t so bright. Their mood is lethargic. �With underwater cameras, you can watch fish come up to a bait and not bite it,� observes Heitkamp. �People don�t understand that, but when air pressure is high, fish become less aggressive. They just come up and look. They may eventually take it, but you have to work a little harder.� The effect of the pressure change is most pronounced on the first day after the storm passes. Heitkamp said time of year must also be considered. The impact of a change in barometric pressure is more severe in winter. For one reason, the swing between high and low pressure is more drastic during the cold months. For another, the same high pressure is affecting less water volume when part of it is locked up as ice. Heitkamp thinks fish like northern pike may be the least susceptible to changes in barometric pressure; they seem to be aggressive no matter what. But, the perch family, including walleye, may be the most impacted by the changes, followed by crappies and bluegills. Heitkamp doesn�t target muskies often, but anyone who does will tell you the best time to be on the water is when black clouds appear on the horizon. A barometer isn�t needed to know what�s happening with air pressure. Read the wind instead. �Anyone can play amateur weather forecaster,� says Heitkamp. �Before the (storm) front, wind is out of the south. When it switches to west-northwest, pressure begins to rise.� The old saying, �Wind from the east, fish bite the least,� has a basis in fact, he added. �Wind comes from the east the longer high pressure is in place,� he says. �By then, high pressure has taken a real toll on the fish.� Test the professor. Make your own fishing predictions for a year by looking up the barometric pressure on weather websites. Then, keep a log and see how often you�re right. Heitkamp is a busy guy, like all of us. He must go fishing when he can, whether he thinks the weather will cooperate or not. Even when conditions are less than ideal, the barometer can help put more fish in the boat if you�re willing to analyze the effect air pressure is having at that moment, he said. �When you get out on a body of water, people do what they normally have done,� theorizes Heitkamp. �We fish in a comfort zone. What they haven�t done is check the weather. If you don�t understand what the weather is doing, you�re already behind the eight ball on learning what the fish are going to want that day.� Storm coming? Then low pressure is on its way, and faster, aggressive tactics may be best. For walleyes, trolling or casting crankbaits at shallow structures may be the keys. Look for schools cruising up off the bottom. Note the changes in depth as time passes. Keep the Beckman handy. �When fish are aggressive,� he says, �you can drop anything down there.� Heitkamp likes to use live bait anytime, so he tends to be a little more conservative even when the barometer points to the aggressive end of the scale. When the barometer is moving downward, he uses bottom-bouncers and Red Devil spinners. If he must slow down, he uses Lindy rigs. He�ll slow down even more as the grip of high pressure takes hold. Jigs are one tool of choice. He�ll jig live bait on one rod to attract walleyes and use a dead-stick to get the bites. The approach works either in open water or through the ice. Because walleyes and other fish hold tight to cover, slip bobbers are another Heitkamp favorite. The lesson? You can�t do anything about the weather. But, you can watch the barometer and predict where fish will be, how they�ll behave and what tactics to use. Weather, if you understand it, can help you choose where and how to fish.

Fish will also turn on in bad weather just their feeding window will be a lot shorter !!! And there is many variables with the barometer if its dropping with a cold front it's about the worst of the bunch !!!! It's always a guessing game for sure but a bad day of fishing is still better than any day at work or at home !!! Lol

if its rated for a 90hp max and its only got a 60hp,its still quite under powered and you will notice that for sure 2 guys with gear and tackle and gas trolling motor a few batteries...see where im going with this??? nothing worse than an under powered boat, i would always go with the max rated for the boat then its there when you need the power in my opinion you will regret not having the extra get up and go that the boat was designed for...

very cool shots !!!!

Sunset to the west over sturgeon lake and harvest moon rising in the east towards bobcaygeon just took them a few mins ago !!!

It sure looked nice at 3am !!!! And I. Seen it right till it went down and turned nice & orange the last few mins !!! Awesome It signals big bass & walleye time as well !!!! Should be another nice showing tonight as well

It seems August is the month we see them on the surface in the morning the most !!!! They jump and carry on and in the very early morning you can even hear them sucking air from the surface !!! When you are in a quiet bay bass fishing they sometimes scare the crap out of you I never really see many people targeting them and have never seen anyone fly fishing for them and there is lots of places in the kawarthas to do that early before the sea doos come out and the wind gets up !!!i have seen vids of them fly fishing in the niagara river tho !!!! A big 25lb carp would be quite the fight on a fly rod wouldn't it !!!!! Lol.

The big one for me the last few weeks has been depth !!!! Has made all the difference since August !!!!

So that's the one I should get ?? How much is it ?? Thanks

I have caught a few sturgeon trolling worm harnesses along the bottom in current with bottom bouncers !!!! Same as big channel cats Chris we get them trolling as well ....like mike says the Larry & Ottawa rivers have lots of big ones I have seen them jump and roll too !!!! Amazing to see !!!! Love to get one on camera jumping !!!

Wow !!! That's awesome Jamie !!! Is that like the hot maps version ?? And does it still show the same as the non hd ???? Like the same coverage??? Thanks

The truth is simple: corn gas is garbage !!!! Period and all they have done is de-graded gas and spiced it back up with ethanol !!!!!! It doesn't even smell the same it's just garbage !!!!! And to think grow corn to burn it instead of feeding people or livestock !!!! Brilliant ...... Ya can't fix stupid.

There should be a simple test stick ?? Like if it turns red has ethanol ??? A simple little drop and it would tell you right away!!!!! I'm gonna patent that .... Lol

Ya it's all over the radio just heard it as well !!! What the hell is this world Comming too ??? Is it terrorism related or they don't know yet ??? This crap is unreal....

shhhhhhhhh...... nobody knows that joe....

At least they responded to me I'm impressed

http://retail.petro-canada.ca/en/independent/2056.aspx#Will%20SuperClean%20improve%20my%20fuel%20economy? I think I got the link ??

You are right shayne I just emailed petro Canada and even their ultra 94 has up to 10% ethanol !!! Like I told them corn gas is garbage grrrrrr

Even with all the rain they only just opened one spill gate !!!! There has been hardly a drop of water going through for weeks !!!! It will be a while yet.

If only all the companies would make braid that didn't loose it's color ??? That's what they should concentrate on !!!!

Nice !!!!!!!!!