Bass seasonal migration on monomictic lakes
Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 12:27 am
Hey all,
This year I decided to take a more scientific approach to my bass fishing game here in Central Cali. Researching the trends with regards to bass migration and spawning habits I set my sites on the internet (ah ye' plethora of information). Starting from fall, I found lots of information on how bass relate to a lakes temperature as the season change. A cyclical rotation of movement based on water temperatures and the spawn. I've learned a great deal about fall "turnover" and how it affects bass. The cooling water pushes the bass into the shallows, until the water temperature reaches 39 degrees. It's at that point the lake "turns over" and forces the bass to recede into the depths for warmer water.
I believe this, it makes sense to me.. except if a warmer monotonic lake never reaches 39 degree, how does that affect the location of the bass now? The lake never really turns over and mixes with the bottom within a span of time thus positioning the fish accordingly. Do bass in these warmer lakes ever really get "pushed"? so therefore can be anywhere throughout the seasons?
This year I decided to take a more scientific approach to my bass fishing game here in Central Cali. Researching the trends with regards to bass migration and spawning habits I set my sites on the internet (ah ye' plethora of information). Starting from fall, I found lots of information on how bass relate to a lakes temperature as the season change. A cyclical rotation of movement based on water temperatures and the spawn. I've learned a great deal about fall "turnover" and how it affects bass. The cooling water pushes the bass into the shallows, until the water temperature reaches 39 degrees. It's at that point the lake "turns over" and forces the bass to recede into the depths for warmer water.
I believe this, it makes sense to me.. except if a warmer monotonic lake never reaches 39 degree, how does that affect the location of the bass now? The lake never really turns over and mixes with the bottom within a span of time thus positioning the fish accordingly. Do bass in these warmer lakes ever really get "pushed"? so therefore can be anywhere throughout the seasons?