Lake Turnover and How it Affects Trout Fishing

Through the winter months and immediately after ice off, the upper section of the lake, the epilimnion, is much cooler than the bottom, the hypolimnion, it also contains the majority of lakes oxygen. Throughout the winter, the vegetation at the bottom of the lake has been decomposing and exhausting heat which warms the hypolimnion. Typically 3-10 days after ice off, the epilimnion (upper column) will reach the same temperature as the hypolimnion (bottom column). Then and only then, with the help of a good wind, will the lake mix and effectively “turnover”.

Echo Lago - Rod Review

Having had the opportunities to fish competitively at the highest level for the past 14 years with a hyper focus on Stillwater, I’ve been able to cast the majority of the industry leading lake rods. For the longest time, I was under the impression that it was necessary to spend the money on that thousand dollar rod to get the highest performing piece of equipment.

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