Thermocline: The Barrier - Bass Fishing Resource Guide
Oct 27, 2000 · This is how barriers are formed. The top layer has good oxygen, but little temperature change. Below the top layer is the metalimnion. This zone is characterized by rapid temperature changes. Where the most temperature drop occurs in three feet of depth is called the thermocline. Below the metalimnion is the hypolimnion.
Understanding And Fishing The Thermocline For Bass
Aug 13, 2023 · The lure designer notices the thermocline starts to set up on Bull Shoals in the summer at about 8 to 10 feet deep when the surface temperature climbs to about 75 degrees. As the water temperature climbs, the thermocline descends and settles into the 25- to 30-foot range by July and mid-August. The thermocline drops to 35 to 40 feet deep by ...
A question about thermoclines and fall turnover
Oct 12, 2018 · Thermocline is basically a 4 to 5 degree warm water temperature change to colder water within a few feet and can be anywhere from a few feet below the surface to 30' or 50' deep in some lakes. Cold fall air temps slowly cool the warm surface water and the colder cooled surface water sinks until the heavier cold water out weighs the deeper ...
Thermocline - General Bass Fishing Forum - Bass Fishing Forums
Jul 9, 2013 · Welcome to the site. There is a search tool, however not familiar with it, try key word search "thermocline". A 7' thermal break isn't that unusual, however a 7' thermocline is! There difference is a 4 to 5 degrees water temperature change within 2to 3 feet depth change.
Catching Smallies Below The Thermocline - Smallmouth Bass …
Feb 7, 2015 · The zone below the oxycline is variously known as the anoxic zone, anaerobic zone and dead zone. Three things complicate the location of the oxycline: 1) For starters, not all lakes stratify, so a lake may have an oxycline in the absence of a thermocline. 2) Different fish species have different dissolved oxygen requirements.
Thermocline questions... - Bass Fishing Forums
Posted July 12. Thermoclines are not a fix stationary element and vary by the hour from current and wind. Think of thermocline as a change in water temperature that varies from 2’ to 6’ thick. The DO levels below a thermocline isn’t a void as several fish species live in …
Thermocline in a TVA reservoir? - Southeast Bass Fishing - Bass …
Aug 5, 2020 · My PB: Between 12-13 lbs. Favorite Bass: Smallmouth. Favorite Lake or River Pickwick Lake Tennessee River & White River. Super User. Posted August 5, 2020. Most of the TVA lakes do not, but Kentucky Lake does. This is by far the largest and deepest. reservoir in the system. In the summer time ledge fishing is king!
Thermocline - Marine Electronics - Bass Fishing Forums
Jun 24, 2019 · Favorite Bass: Smallmouth. Posted June 24, 2019 (edited) Been trying to figure out my electronics as I'm still relatively new to them. This is a Garmin Striker 5cv. Was probing my lake to see if there is a thermocline in it. Went to the deepest part (24ft) and came across this band around 5-10 foot mark. As I zoomed in it was more 6-8 foot mark.
Thermocline - General Bass Fishing Forum - Bass Fishing Forums
Aug 16, 2023 · The main page has a good reminder article of the importance of the summer period thermocline. Today we have state of the art sonar and tend to forget the basics about bass and bait behavior. Fish seek a comfort zone and during the summer that life zone is the thermocline. Good article read it! Tom
Viewing thermocline on Garmin 7SV - Marine Electronics - Bass …
Jun 29, 2017 · Find a deep section of the lake and turn up the sensitivity on your 2D sonar. If there is a thermocline it will show up as a horizontal colored band through the middle of the water column. Also, if you haven't already I would recommend that you do some reading on thermoclines, what they are, how they form, and especially the factors that cause ...