Caney Water Color from Sat/Sun (11/2-11/3)

[Travis C.]

I know we talked about this in another thread but wanted to add a pic.



Hey Ed, here's a pic taken Sunday morning. The water on the right was from the sluice gate and before the generation kicked on which can easily be seen clear that whole area all night was the brown color. There were foam bubble patches floating around and a strong sulfur like smell.

Do you have any idea what it may have been?

[XxthejuicexX]

Maybe something to do with a lake turn over thing? I know this spring on priest it was pretty nasty, It was like an oil spill in one of the coves I was fishing.

[tcintn]

Travis,

That is very interesting.I have asked a friend with TWRA who works with water quality to explain.
Might be why I did not catch 40 monday.

[tcintn]

Talked with a friend who is with TWRA and his comment concerning the color and smell is due to the lake "turning over".

[fishfindergeneral]

The Sluice is on the bottom and that is what its like down there most of the year except after turn over, low visability and low O2. When the lake turns over, that's how it looks on top and it can make for tough fishing conditions.

[browntrout]

It happens every year this time of year. It is due to the turnover. The water for the sluice comes from a higher level than the generator water.

Roy.

[bd-]

I seriously doubt the lake has turned over already. The surface temp would need to be getting down into the 40s for it to flip.

The water coming through the sluice is just oxygen-depleted, funky water that has been sealed off from the surface all year.

It seems to have a bad impact on the trout fishing every year when it comes through. I'm not sure if low oxygen despite the sluice is to blame, or acidic pH from all the sulfur, or some other explanation.

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[Travis C.]

Originally Posted by bd-

I seriously doubt the lake has turned over already. The surface temp would need to be getting down into the 40s for it to flip.

The water coming through the sluice is just oxygen-depleted, funky water that has been sealed off from the surface all year.

It seems to have a bad impact on the trout fishing every year when it comes through. I'm not sure if low oxygen despite the sluice is to blame, or acidic pH from all the sulfur, or some other explanation.

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He does exist.

[browntrout]

BD,
I believe it has something to do with the oxygen content of the lake as well as the temperature. The oxygen content on Centerhill has been real low this year, in fact the Corps issued a statement about fish kills about a month ago due to the low oxygen content.

I think that is why it is turning over earlier this year than in years past. Not sure JMO.

Roy