? About Lake Depths

[atpns1234]

My family owns a house on a good size private lake outside of Mobile Alabama. Is there any way to get depths in certain parts other than going in with a depth finder. Can't run a gas engine in it so it may take a while for me to chart depths in certain parts. Just wondering if the city charts that kinda stuff?

[Jar11591]

What you can do is get an anchor with a long rope, and make a line and number for every foot on the rope. Then just drop the anchor down and you know exactly how deep it is.

[Montanaro]

Walk out in it

[Backwoodsbasser]

The city does chart most larger waters and some smaller ones. What's the name of the lake and what county? If you do a goole search for the lake name depth map you may get lucky or check navionics website or nauticalcharts.com

[atpns1234]

Cole lake in Theodore. Mobile county.

[Grizzn N Bassin]

you can mount a depth finder on a kayak if you have one . other than that the old rope and measure is going to have to do.

[slonezp]

If you have a smartphone, Vexilar makes Sonarphone. You download an app to your phone or tablet and purchase their transducer.

[WIGuide]

The city might, and most likely does since it's man made. If not the state DNR might have maps if you check with them.

[jeff25]

It sounds like he has a boat with a depth finder he just can't use the gas motor so it will take him a long time to cover the lake with a trolling motor

[atpns1234]

Exactly. Got a little 12 ft Jon. Think I'm gonna do the rope trick in certain spots for starters. I've seen the phone deal and may buy one down the line. Thanks.

[Munkin]

Cast a 1/4oz bank sinker where you want to know the depth and let it fall on slack line. The sinker falls at a rate of about 1' per second so just start counting until you see the line go limp.

 

Allen

[WRB]

If this lake was man made there will be a topographic elevation map file before the lake was made. You need to go to your county office and request the map. Try to get at least a 5' or less elevation map.

The surrounding terrain should also give you clues to what is under water and the lake bottom looks like, it doesn't change because it is covered with water.

Tom

[Todd2]

The surrounding terrain should also give you clues to what is under water and the lake bottom looks like, it doesn't change because it is covered with water.

Tom

That one concept made me a better fisherman. Bluff transitions to chunk rock, old ridge runoffs that lead to channel intersections. Electronics are the best thing since sliced bread but keep your eye on the bank terrain.

[Grizzn N Bassin]

If this lake was man made there will be a topographic elevation map file before the lake was made. You need to go to your county office and request the map. Try to get at least a 5' or less elevation map.

The surrounding terrain should also give you clues to what is under water and the lake bottom looks like, it doesn't change because it is covered with water.

Tom

This ia one of the firat things i learned from reading bill Murphy's book. Its helped me "see under the water better" deffenitly huge player for what im fishing and how

[atpns1234]

Best I can tell it was made in1961. I am would love to know what's under other than the depth. Will check with the county on that map.