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Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #265044 07/17/11 09:34 PM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,587 South Dakota State University D Dave Willis Lunker
Dave Willis Lunker D Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,587 South Dakota State University	Dwight: you, sir, are a deep thinker. Subscribe to Pond Boss Magazine From Bob Lusk: Dr. Dave Willis passed away January 13, 2014. He continues to be a key part of our Pond Boss family...and always will be.

Re: Weekly Observations Dave Willis #265682 07/23/11 08:32 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	Originally Posted By: Dave Willis Dwight: you, sir, are a deep thinker. More a puzzled mind then a deep thinker. Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #265728 07/24/11 10:44 AM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	Updated Weekly Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #265749 07/24/11 02:50 PM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,587 South Dakota State University D Dave Willis Lunker
Dave Willis Lunker D Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,587 South Dakota State University	All is well on Bremer Pond. Subscribe to Pond Boss Magazine From Bob Lusk: Dr. Dave Willis passed away January 13, 2014. He continues to be a key part of our Pond Boss family...and always will be.

Re: Weekly Observations Dave Willis #265855 07/25/11 07:39 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	Yes, the pond is taking care of its own regardless of the extended hot weather period. Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #266346 07/30/11 07:37 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	The zo have been active this week! Updated Weekly Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #266453 07/31/11 07:35 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 22,032 Likes: 483 Miss. E ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 22,032 Likes: 483 Miss.	Temps stabilized , DO down a little and visa down. Sounds like summer.

Re: Weekly Observations ewest #267140 08/06/11 01:59 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	Could it be the summer doldrums? Updated Weekly Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #267161 08/06/11 06:34 PM
Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 834 Southwestern Minnesota the stick Lunker
the stick Lunker Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 834 Southwestern Minnesota	Steady is good. Good morning Dave, I've checked the ships systems, and everything appears to be running normally.

Re: Weekly Observations the stick #267810 08/13/11 03:24 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	Temperatures down, clarity up, D.O. up except on the bottom. All Good! Updated Weekly Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #268315 08/20/11 04:28 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	Updated Weekly Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #268865 08/28/11 11:02 AM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	Updated Weekly Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #269392 09/04/11 10:09 AM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	A change of seasons is imminent. Get out the lunker sticks!! Updated Weekly Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #270315 09/17/11 05:08 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	There are two weeks of updated observations in this post. I was too busy leaving for the Bremer Bros annual September fishing trip to get last weeks readings posted last Saturday. Water temperatures are falling, D.O. is rising and clarity is increasing. This is a normal fall scenario for Bremer Pond. Updated Weekly Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #270709 09/24/11 02:51 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	There was a significant temperature drop this week caused by overnight temperatures in the 30s and 40s F. Updated Weekly Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #271067 10/01/11 02:19 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	There is a new twist to pond clarity this week that I haven't seen before. Farmers are harvesting soybeans in the immediate area. It is dry and windy so the a mixture of soybean chaff and dust thrown into suspension from the combine activity is drifting across and landing on the pond. Updated Weekly Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #271087 10/01/11 07:45 PM
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Dave Willis Lunker D Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,587 South Dakota State University	Dropped the clarity, eh? It's always something, isn't it? :-) Subscribe to Pond Boss Magazine From Bob Lusk: Dr. Dave Willis passed away January 13, 2014. He continues to be a key part of our Pond Boss family...and always will be.

Re: Weekly Observations Dave Willis #271088 10/01/11 08:06 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	Originally Posted By: Dave Willis Dropped the clarity, eh? It's always something, isn't it? :-) I believe the clarity change is caused by the top few inches of water containing chaff that expands as it becomes water logged. If a person could get a clarity reading below the soggy chaff layer (SCL) the water is probably much more clear. It follows then that the clarity of the water column could be far different than the clarity of specific layer of water within the water column. Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #271090 10/01/11 08:30 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 22,032 Likes: 483 Miss. E ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 22,032 Likes: 483 Miss.	Cool water plankton bloom !

Re: Weekly Observations ewest #271152 10/03/11 10:28 AM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	Originally Posted By: ewest Cool water plankton bloom ! That is also a possibility. I'll check the clarity again when the combines have been gone for a couple days. Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #271405 10/08/11 05:16 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	We have had heavy south winds for multiple days now. That along with the all the dust in the air settling on the pond in the evenings has really driven down the clarity. This weeks clarity reading (26 inches) is the lowest I have recorded. The water looks like it did when the dragline was removing gravel below the waters surface during construction. Updated Weekly Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #271445 10/09/11 09:21 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 22,032 Likes: 483 Miss. E ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 22,032 Likes: 483 Miss.	Pics ?

Re: Weekly Observations ewest #271456 10/10/11 07:20 AM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	It is raining today, but I will try to get a photo later today. Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #271894 10/15/11 03:35 PM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota Dwight Administrator Lunker
Dwight Administrator Lunker Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,739 Likes: 36 Minnesota	Water clarity continues to drop. It is now down to 22 inches and has a tannin color to it. I have included two photos of the water as per ewest request. I also took a sample of the water. After it sets for a day will see if the material settles out of the water. If it does settle out then it is probably decaying plant matter or slit stirred up in the recent heavy winds. If not we may have to get out the old microscope. Updated Weekly Life is Good on Bremer Pond!

Re: Weekly Observations Dwight #271908 10/15/11 08:23 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 22,032 Likes: 483 Miss. E ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 22,032 Likes: 483 Miss.	That looks like something blooming to me. Thanks for the pics.