05-22-2012, 02:39 PM
[quote BigEZ]Amazing how fast the water warmed up. It was mid 50's Saturday morning in and around the Saratoga Springs harbor.[/quote]
[cool][#0000ff]Utah Lake is a big shallow pond. It warms and cools much faster than deeper waters. I have seen it drop 10 to 15 degrees over a 2 day period...and warm about the same amount during a sudden hot spell. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]That is why I usually like to time my fishing trips for a time when there has been a couple of warm and stable days before I go. Much better than the day after a front passes through and dropping temps. That almost always turns the fish off...or at least slows down a previously hot bite.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Great daily fluctuations in water temps are why it is sometimes better fishing later in the day during the spring and fall. Nighttime low temps cool the water and then the sun warms it back up during the day.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]And on most lakes wind is not nearly as much of a factor as it is on Utah Lake. When the fish are moving into the shallows to spawn...or feed...they are greatly affected by wind and waves. What? Wind and waves on Utah Lake? Again, because UL is so shallow a strong wind builds big waves fast. Four foot waves are higher than the water levels where the fish are gathering inshore so they typically move out into deeper water until Mama Nature settles down and conditions stabilize for a day or so.[/#0000ff]
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[cool][#0000ff]Utah Lake is a big shallow pond. It warms and cools much faster than deeper waters. I have seen it drop 10 to 15 degrees over a 2 day period...and warm about the same amount during a sudden hot spell. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]That is why I usually like to time my fishing trips for a time when there has been a couple of warm and stable days before I go. Much better than the day after a front passes through and dropping temps. That almost always turns the fish off...or at least slows down a previously hot bite.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Great daily fluctuations in water temps are why it is sometimes better fishing later in the day during the spring and fall. Nighttime low temps cool the water and then the sun warms it back up during the day.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]And on most lakes wind is not nearly as much of a factor as it is on Utah Lake. When the fish are moving into the shallows to spawn...or feed...they are greatly affected by wind and waves. What? Wind and waves on Utah Lake? Again, because UL is so shallow a strong wind builds big waves fast. Four foot waves are higher than the water levels where the fish are gathering inshore so they typically move out into deeper water until Mama Nature settles down and conditions stabilize for a day or so.[/#0000ff]
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