50-55 degrees I believe. Not all lakes stratefy due to shallow depth or exposure to wind for much of the year. Smaller lakes will turnover sooner that larger lakes. If can fish multiple lakes you can time your outings appropriately
Just curious since I have worked all my life and now that I'm retired I've never heard it mentioned but have experienced the bad 2 or 3 days while it takes place.
50-55 degrees I believe. Not all lakes stratefy due to shallow depth or exposure to wind for much of the year. Smaller lakes will turnover sooner that larger lakes. If can fish multiple lakes you can time your outings appropriately
First off, all lakes do not necessarily produce a thermocline. It has to be deep enough and with a minimum of current. Current has a tendency to keep the water column mixed. A lot of large reservoirs do not thermocline due to the current produced when they draw down or raise the lake levels. You may want to contact your DNR to check on specific lakes. As far as when, again, it depends on weather and water temperature. But anytime the water is sustaining at less than 60 degrees, the thermocline will begin. And depending again, on the weather, this can take as little as several days to 2 weeks to complete the full turnover. Our DNR here in MA was first to instruct me on this condition.
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This might help understand why its not consistent ....
http://www.lakeeriewreckdivers.com/P...ermoclines.pdf
IMHO a very informative link on lake turnover.
Lake Turnover
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Thanks guys. For you who don't have to put up with this it's a mess for several days.