theskull
December 4th, 2005, 09:09 PM
Surface temp is 52 F. Temp below the “thermocline” and all the way to the bottom is 50 F. That, along with the great deal of hanging particulate in the water makes me believe that the lake is in the process of turning over. Visibility is about 5 ft. down to about 40 ft. depth, where it improves a little to about 15 ft. Daylight is only noticable to about 40 ft. depth, and at 70 ft. depth you can look up and only see blackness. So we got to make “night dives” during the day!
Fish were plentiful, and since the temp is uniform they can be found at all depths. Saw the largest crawfish I’ve ever seen, and another large one with no claws. Lots of bluegill in the deep water, and large bass staying just out of reach. A discovery was a large number of tiny white “insects” living on the submerged tree branches at a depth of 110 ft.—is there such a thing as underwater termites? We collected a few specimens to get a better educated opinion.
theskull
Fish were plentiful, and since the temp is uniform they can be found at all depths. Saw the largest crawfish I’ve ever seen, and another large one with no claws. Lots of bluegill in the deep water, and large bass staying just out of reach. A discovery was a large number of tiny white “insects” living on the submerged tree branches at a depth of 110 ft.—is there such a thing as underwater termites? We collected a few specimens to get a better educated opinion.
theskull