Fishing Report 8/25

[zarraspook]

STRAW HAT: I need a conversion for feet to meters.  It would also be great to have a more current report. The numbers for O2 are concerning.

As far as the'Bite' The deeper thermoclines we have seen lateley would seem to give the angler a bigger area to cover and might explain the "SLOW" bite. As well as the pickup sized schools of baitfish. ???? 

 

"BallPark" 3foot 3inches = one meter....   For real picky people One Meter = 3 foot+3.375 inches.....

[straw hat]

STRAW HAT: I need a conversion for feet to meters.  It would also be great to have a more current report. The numbers for O2 are concerning.

As far as the'Bite' The deeper thermoclines we have seen lateley would seem to give the angler a bigger area to cover and might explain the "SLOW" bite. As well as the pickup sized schools of baitfish. ???? 

One meter equals about 3 feet. Yes the O2 levels have been slowly becoming a greater issue over the last 4 or 5 years due to rising nitrogen and phosphorus levels in the lake which fuel the massive algae growth and contribute to lack of O2. Yes you are right, the deeper it is to the thermocline the more fishable water there is because of higher oxygen above the thermocline. But higher is a very relevant thing. Those values of 8 to 9 ppm O2 above the thermocline supplies enough O2 for the fish BUT as the water heats the fish (being cold blooded) heat up as well and require more O2 to survive. What a lot of people don't realize is that for every increase of 20 degrees F the water holds about 40% less O2. those levels of 8 or 9 ppm in say June can become 4 or 5 by August. At those levels fish feeding drastically slows especially among the more active predatory fish.

Lastly, I wish I could give you more up to date info but it is not available. The Conservation people depend on volunteers for much of their sampling and have trouble getting all the samples pulled. If they post Aug numbers later I will let you know what they are.