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Went around the lake today (65 deg) bass fishing a little and noticed the water very cloudy. Could this be due to a turnover in the water column? Lake is max 9 ft deep, 3 1/2 acres. Some rain last week, but nothing unusual. Caught 1 fish! 
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StanV, did you have increased surface algae also?
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No, none that I could see. It's been very cool here, I don't think this is a bloom.
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I get a minor algae bloom in my ponds in the fall and winter.
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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Cecil, that was what I was wondering about. After our rain last week, I lost about 12 to 18" of visibility, and had small patches of floating algae in the wind free parts of my pond.
The visibility change didn't appear to be silt.
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Well, that's what it must be! Good and healthy.
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Another possibility in the fall is inreased muskrat activity stirring up clay as they dig.
Last edited by Cecil Baird1; 12/30/13 01:05 PM.
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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No muskrats here.
Maybe all these falling leaves have contributed to the cloudiness?
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Doubtful. Maybe a tannin stain but that's not cloudiness.
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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If it went cloudy after the rain it may just be new inflow causing the cloudiness.
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That makes the most sense.
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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It's a consistent color throughout, I'm leaning towards a bloom. Got to go take a peek and see if any clearing has occurred.
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