Thread: Wylie 5/4

Originally Posted by Ranger R61

Went yesterday trolled jigs in 7-Oaks. Was one of the best days for a long time. brought home 16, threw back several crappie and catfish.

I noticed something that looked like a thermocline but it was about 30 ft down.

I seen you.

Originally Posted by strmwalker

so are you saying that the lakes surface temperature and bottom temperature are the same ?? I would say it has a thermocline, but that the lake might turn over like most lakes !!!

Nope Wylie, wateree, or santee cooper does not turnover. Your surface temps are going to be warmer but the rest of the water column are within a couple degrees. That's why you can catch fish sitting on the bottom in 40-50 foot year round.
Go to Murray in July, August and there is a severe thermocline and very little oxygen on the bottom and you won't find a fish below 60 foot in the big pool. Turnover is usually pretty rough as well for a week.

Originally Posted by bioguy

Nope Wylie, wateree, or santee cooper does not turnover. Your surface temps are going to be warmer but the rest of the water column are within a couple degrees. That's why you can catch fish sitting on the bottom in 40-50 foot year round.
Go to Murray in July, August and there is a severe thermocline and very little oxygen on the bottom and you won't find a fish below 60 foot in the big pool. Turnover is usually pretty rough as well for a week.

what I meant to say was that the lake would have a thermocline, but that the lake might not turn over like most lakes !!! but what you are saying in those lakes that it have oxygen thru out the water column !!!

I have seen on my fishfinder a thermocline on Lake Wylie. But not every year.

So you are saying that rotten cabbage smell is not the thermocline it's ofishlbizzness! Well that explains part of the problem on Wylie but is that Uncle Remus on Wateree that we smell down there?

Sorry! I had the poke the fun a little!

I never knew the water doesn't turn over here on Wylie. I have smelled swamp gas here a couple of times and always thought it was the change taking place.

Originally Posted by Ranger R61

I have seen on my fishfinder a thermocline on Lake Wylie. But not every year.

What's a Thermocline look like?
A big cat fish?

Originally Posted by BigDawgg

So you are saying that rotten cabbage smell is not the thermocline it's ofishlbizzness! Well that explains part of the problem on Wylie but is that Uncle Remus on Wateree that we smell down there?

Sorry! I had the poke the fun a little!

I never knew the water doesn't turn over here on Wylie. I have smelled swamp gas here a couple of times and always thought it was the change taking place.

Change undies
Use soap in the water barrel

Originally Posted by brettw

What's a Thermocline look like?
A big cat fish?

Usually a solid line running parallel to the lake bottom at varying depths depending on the lake, temperature, etc.
As I understand it there is no oxygen below the thermocline so no fish below it except dead ones.