Depthfinder Experts....

[Feathers and Fins]

Nessy

[kjackson]

Thanks, Nathan. I tried every which way to get the image to flip and stay flipped.

I was the only boat in that part of the lake, so I'm guessing that sonar interference ain't the answer. Algae? Maybe zooplankton as it is just after sunrise, and the stuff could be up in the water column. I've seen shrimp spawn do this in the salt, so I was wondering if this might be mysis shrimp or a bug hatch.

I do know I don't know...and was hoping someone did.

[nathanhooper]

I really do not think that its algae. I am NOT an expert, but I do work at a facility where we deal with such things as this on occasion. While the dam end is very clear, its doubtful that light is penetrating 45+feet into the water. The #1 thing for algae to grow is light.

K, did you troll over it a few different times to see if it was isolated to one spot? From the depth it seems you were in the channel somewhat.

This would have been the perfect time for a camera to be dropped in the water.

[nathanhooper]

Thermocline1.pdf

Maybe this might give us a clue?

[kjackson]

Nathan-- I ran across it, saw it, turned back and shot the image. Then I left because I "knew" the walleyes I was after would be in their spot, which they weren't. I didn't explore beyond that.

If it's thermocline related, then there is a lot of something hanging just above it. It's interesting...

I have to test drive a new flasher/attractor that incorporates lights, so I'm thinking an extra-early morning run with downriggers out might be useful. Of course, if the stuff is only bait or plankton, then all it will do is glop my gear up. But if there are fish near the stuff, besides the dink smallmouth that seem to be all over this end of the lake, it might prove worthwhile.