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Location: Chicago | I am curious with the above weather scenario, how long will it take a deep clear lake to turnover?
I am headed to upper WI 10/8 and would love to hear the lakes have turned already.
Thanks for any insight on this mystical topic
Rob |
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| I don't know about No. Wi. but a deep clear lake I fish on the Iowa-Mn. border has turned the first week of Oct. for the past three seasons. About at 57 degrees surface temp. |
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| Lakes in Northern Wisconsin will all likely be turned by that weekend, if there are even any to turn this year. Lakes start to turn when the water gets to 56 - 57 degrees and takes maybe a week or so to complete. This year I don't think many lakes will even have a 'turnover' per se because it was such a cool summer that most lakes never stratified to begin with. |
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| Exactly, we have had such a cold summer that most shallow lakes won't even have to turn over. Deeper lakes may still experience turnover when the water temps drop into the high 50's. Fish the weeds, even dead weeds, as long as they are present. Then fish transition areas going to deeper water structure areas. In the fall the main structure becomes pods of baitfish. Find the baitfish and all the predator fish will be close by, especially muskies! 
Steve |
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| Even with the summer we had the lakes will still have a turnover! The bigger the deeper will be the longest and last to turnover! |
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Turnover with highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s