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Basspro69
10/13/2010 03:07PM
 
A couple days back I was on a small lake I fish at this time of year. Typically the water temps at this time range between 49 and 56 degrees, well i had a temp of 67 degrees, way high for this time of year. Has anyone noticed this on the lakes you fish .
 
Chilly
10/13/2010 03:40PM
 
yep, temp on island lake north of daloot was in mid 60's this week as well. I kept turning it on and off to see if it was working correctly.
 
severepain
10/15/2010 09:44AM
 
global warming is a bunch of lies
 
TuscaroraBorealis
10/13/2010 05:23PM
 
Go swimming! :-)
 
ducks
10/13/2010 05:39PM
 
Last night I read on an outfitter's blog that some of their groups they sent out were swimming last week. Wouldn't expect that to be an Oct. activity up there :)
 
The Great Outdoors
10/14/2010 09:32PM
 
quote MagicStik: "Is it possible to have two fall turnovers? I have had 53-58 degree water tems for the last 3 weeks from Duluth down to the Moose Lake area. I know a couple of the lakes had turned over before the warm spell. I wonder if the water warmed up enough that some the lakes will turn again?



MagicStik "

I doubt that it's possible to have two turnovers, and do not think any lakes turned yet.
A few weeks back,lake temp readings indicated turnover beginning, but stopped when the warm spell moved in.
Burntside about 5 days ago had 59 degrees surface temp, 54-55 degrees in 20-30 FOW.

 
gbusk
10/13/2010 10:25PM
 
May be seeing a lot more crazy temps in the years to come.


I remember hiking up north last spring in early May, the temps were in the 80's and buds were not yet on the trees.
 
MagicStik
10/14/2010 08:34AM
 
Is it possible to have two fall turnovers? I have had 53-58 degree water tems for the last 3 weeks from Duluth down to the Moose Lake area. I know a couple of the lakes had turned over before the warm spell. I wonder if the water warmed up enough that some the lakes will turn again?


MagicStik
 
Basspro69
10/14/2010 11:33AM
 
I think its possible but unlikely to have two turnovers, because once the thermocline ruptures it would take quite a while with very high temperatures for the stratification process to regenerate, Im thinking a month or so at least. That being said these warm temps can significantly delay turnover in lakes that havent turned over yet.