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Article: LAKE LAYERS' TEMPERATURES AFFECT FISH LOCATION
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- April 16, 2008
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The Indiana Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release:
As spring temperatures rise, natural lakes across northern Indiana begin to divide themselves into three distinct thermal layers. How deep each layer becomes and how much oxygen each layer holds will ultimately affect fish and fishing throughout the summer.
Anglers who understand this concept, called lake stratification, can increase their fishing success.
"The density of water varies based on its temperature," said Jed Pearson, DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife fisheries biologist. "As the surface water warms in the spring, its density decreases. By summer, it eventually floats on a layer of deep, colder water."
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