Fishing the spring turnover

[NEBasser101]

I'm having trouble finding the fish right now. The lake just turned over in the past few days. What should I be fishing and where? Thanks

 

[A-Jay]

Turned over - In the spring ?  This is not something I'm familiar with. 

Could you explain what happens ? 

Is it the same as the fall turnover ?

A-Jay

[Damn Yankee]

I prefer the apple.

[Team9nine]

1 hour ago, A-Jay said:

Turned over - In the spring ?  This is not something I'm familiar with. 

Could you explain what happens ? 

Is it the same as the fall turnover ?

A-Jay

 

Most of the lakes across the northern half of the country are classified as 'dimictic,' meaning they turn over twice a year, once in spring and again in fall. The spring turnover is more a science technicality than a fishable event like the fall turnover. With surface ice and temps in the depths gradually increasing to 39 degrees in the deepest water, while not truly stratified, the waters also aren't thermally uniform. Shortly after iceout, when surface temps rise (usually quickly) to 39 deg., they are, and all water at all depths can mix freely making for homogeneous temps, pH levels and oxygen content.

....and I prefer my turnovers to be cherry ? 

[A-Jay]

1 hour ago, NEBasser101 said:

I'm having trouble finding the fish right now. The lake just turned over in the past few days. What should I be fishing and where? Thanks

 

 

32 minutes ago, Team9nine said:

 

Most of the lakes across the northern half of the country are classified as 'dimictic,' meaning they turn over twice a year, once in spring and again in fall. The spring turnover is more a science technicality than a fishable event like the fall turnover. With surface ice and temps in the depths gradually increasing to 39 degrees in the deepest water, while not truly stratified, the waters also aren't thermally uniform. Shortly after iceout, when surface temps rise (usually quickly) to 39 deg., they are, and all water at all depths can mix freely making for homogeneous temps, pH levels and oxygen content.

....and I prefer my turnovers to be cherry ? 

Thank you 

I am familiar with the early season ice out water mix.

However the OP indicated that this event occurred very recently (mid-June).

At this point, water temps could be expected to be more stable.

A-Jay

[Team9nine]

14 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

 

Thank you 

I am familiar with the early season ice out water mix.

However the OP indicated that this event occurred very recently (mid-June).

At this point, water temps could be expected to be more stable.

A-Jay

 

Those are pretty much all there are. Lots of times you'll get variations in algal succession that makes it seem like a lake is turning over when it really isn't, or shallow bays and coves that aren't stratified that mix later into the spring. There is a category of shallow lakes called polymictic that rarely, or only briefly, stratify, that mix more or less constantly, but they tend to be located +/- 22.5 deg. north and south of the equator.

[WRB]

Latitude 22 is the southern tip of Baja California, Mexico!

Ice out turn over is a common event in cold climates where lake freeze over. To have a "spring ice out " turn over in mid June the lake wouldn't be able to sustain bass...too far north and too cold of a climate.

The OP may be experiencing an algae bloom and thinks it's a tourn over?

Tom

 

[Bluebasser86]

Many of our lakes are experiencing major algae blooms right now as our water temps are reaching the 80 degree mark. It can make the fishing difficult at times. 

[NHBull]

I think the We are having a linguistics issue.

 

Last week lakes in Central NH hit 70 degrees on top and 65 five feet down.  Our shallows exploded with growth as did some of the transition points.  They did not roll over.