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kawartha lakes 'turn' end of summer


smally21

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recently heard that late august early sept the lakes turn, particularly rice lake, the water changes color and clarity and the fihsing drips off. is this just rice lake or throughout the area? i know all lakes will do it with a temperature drop just wondering how severe and when in the kawarthas

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Not to scientifically speaking, this happens in all lakes that are deep enough to develop a thermocline, during the summer. Come the fall, when the surface water cools to the point that it becomes cooler, thus heavier, than the bottom layer of water, the surface water will sink and the bottom water will rise. This is referred to as the the lake "Turning Over." This mixing leaves the lake the same temperature from top to bottom...therefore the fish can use all of the water, and are harder to find.

The rising bottom water carries some debris into the upper layers and the water becomes somewhat cloudier.

However;

It won't happen at the end of August!

You're looking at the end of September or mid-October

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Yep, whoever told you that has no clue.

 

Sometimes turnover isn't until well into Oct. It just depends on the weather/wind/temps we're getting. Fishing might be slow for a few days, but once the fish get comfy, its some of the best fishing of the season.

 

S.

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