Springs?

[Mr. Aquarium]

How do you know if a place has springs? I have a spot I’m thinking about fishing this weekend. It has a inlet. It’s part of a river system with ponds throughout the river chain. Man made ponds.  
ive fished here in the summer. The river was 65 degrees the main pond was 75.  
Is there a spring in the river? The next pond up river is only a mile away this pond is super shallow and warm. 
 

also  if there is a spring that should mean the water in the river is a tad bit warmer then the pond. So the bass should stack up in the inlet. 

[WRB]

With calm no wind conditions you can see springs by looking for bare patches of fog coming off the water indicating colder water during the warm water periods and patches of fog coming off the water during the cold water period indicating warming water.

You can also meter the different density with sonar; colder water has higher density, warmer water less density. Verticle plumes of raising warmer water in cold water doesn't have any background clutter looking clear in a snowy background, the opposite in warmer water, looking like a cloud of snow hugging the bottom.

Tom

[scaleface]

In all my years of fishing I have never located an under-water spring .

[Vilas15]

I would think the pond should be warmer in the summer even if there is no spring. The water is stagnant and you mentioned shallow. It has more surface area and would heat up from the sun more compared to the river. Any lake ive fished that has an inlet flowing in is warmer than the lake in the spring, and the inlet is cooler in the summer than the lake. I think inlets are a great spot no matter if theres a spring or not.

[Mr. Aquarium]

1 hour ago, Vilas15 said:

I would think the pond should be warmer in the summer even if there is no spring. The water is stagnant and you mentioned shallow. It has more surface area and would heat up from the sun more compared to the river. Any lake ive fished that has an inlet flowing in is warmer than the lake in the spring, and the inlet is cooler in the summer than the lake. I think inlets are a great spot no matter if theres a spring or not.

Good to know. Makes sense. So it’s worth checking out in the winter. Current=oxygen. Chance of warmer water.

 

[jimmyjoe]

5 hours ago, scaleface said:

In all my years of fishing I have never located an under-water spring .

   I have. Just one. And I never knew it was there, because there's no obvious characteristic at all. One of the DNR guys told me about it, and it has been productive for me ever since.     jj

[WRB]

Out of sight out of mind.

if you are a hunter or a hicker you more then likely have run across spring water comming out of the ground. Springs are common, some are tiny trickle of water others are more obvious.

Nearly every lake has a few springs, just need to look for them.

Tom 

[moguy1973]

There's a spring that is on the edge of a river we fish.  During high water you'd never know it's there other than water is much clearer than the surrounding water.  During low water times though you can pull your kayak right up on it and literally surf the water coming out of it because it's flowing out so much.  I've measured surface temp differences between the river and where the spring comes out and there's a 15-20 degree temp difference in the summer.

[Mr. Aquarium]

Wow that crazy temp difference.   This river system has gin clear water.  Always cool water in the summer. Great for a swim. 

[TnRiver46]

I know where some underwater springs are........ but I’ll never tell!!!

[geo g]

We have several rivers in Florida with crystal clear water with a constant temp of 72* regardless of the weather conditions.  These are totally spring feed and are famous for it!

[soflabasser]

I have visited and freedived in several freshwater springs in Florida. It is a experience I recommend to anyone who likes bass fishing since you can swim with bass in crystal clear water. The bass fishing is very good near these springs which is another good reason to visit Florida's springs.

[WRB]

5 minutes ago, soflabasser said:

I have visited and freedived in several freshwater springs in Florida. It is a experience I recommend to anyone who likes bass fishing since you can swim with bass in crystal clear water. The bass fishing is very good near these springs which is another good reason to visit Florida's springs.

Florida has some amazing springs full of bass.

Tom

[soflabasser]

2 minutes ago, WRB said:

Florida has some amazing springs full of bass.

Tom

I have had the opportunity to freedive with schools of bass, bowfin, gar, tilapia, mullets, and other fish that live in Florida's freshwater springs. It is one of my fondest memories and I plan on visiting the springs again next year.

[WRB]

We can all enjoy watching Glen Lua video's like Big Mouth Forever and experience Florida springs where Glen did a lot of his filming.

When Our family was racing for Mercury OB's we visited Cypress Garcens springs...wow amazing back in the 50's.

Tom

[TnRiver46]

I thought of this thread when I drove by several springs today at work. A hint for how to find them: they all have deep green vegetation growing where they come out of the ground. The ones I was driving by today were surrounded by dull yellowish dormant vegetation and the green watercress stuck out like a sore thumb. If you find a spot on a lake that always seems to have bright green vegetation and water slightly clearer than other creek arms, you probably found a spring. The most popular winter trout fishery in the smoky mountains is a big creek that comes straight out of the ground in the middle of the mountains. All other streams are almost impossible to catch wild trout when it’s cold but the spring creek is still good fishing