Temperature Drop

Just checked the US Army Corps website… looks like the water temps took a dramatic drop with this cold snap! Is it turn-on time yet???

I believe the temp is taken upstream of the lake.. it takes longer for the larger section of river to cool off… but it sure isnt getting any warmer.

It was 55 near Bayport on Tuesday when we were out.

so do you figure it would be 2-3 degrees warmer south of the I-94 bridge as compared to the Stillwater bridge? or is the difference greater than this?

I would assume your always going to have at least 2-3 degrees difference once you get a short distance into the *lake*. I am sure the difference is far more drastic when the temps plummet fast. I wouldnt be shocked to see the temp diferrence of 5 degrees or more by the time you hit the bridge in a extreme cold snap. The river upstream cools much quicker, not a lot of water up there. The lake on teh other hand is a massive body of ater that takes some time to cool.

The fall turnover is happening right now.. pretty soon we can throw the temp out the window because th surface everywhere is going to read 39 degrees… and go downhill from tere.

was out south of the I-94 bridge on Sunday and the water temp ran just a hair under 50 degrees… the sauger bite was darn good on jig/fathead. A few degrees more and I hope the bite really kicks in…

I was out saturday.. the river temps were 51 in bayport, but dropped to 48 as soon as you hit the power plant. It was cold outside so the sun heating the surface wasnt a factor.

The river looked murky to me compared to the recent past. I wonder if its starting to turn over?