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I have a trip Sept 13 on the north side of the lake and was wondering if I will be in the middle of the turnover. Your predictions would be appreciated.

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Heidi,<P>I am almost sure there isnt much of a <BR>"turnover" on LOW. The lake isnt very deep<BR>so there isnt a radical difference<BR>in temp from top to bottom in the first<BR>place.<P>I do know that September isnt one of the<BR>"peak" times on the big lake. It can<BR>be good but it depends on what the weather<BR>is doing. The fish seem to leaving the <BR>summer spots heading for the fall and winter<BR>areas and can be either real easy or real<BR>hard to find.<P>There will be a large school of fish in <BR>20 to 30 feet of water out in front of <BR>Pine Island. Trolling is a great to get<BR>these fish but drifting with spinners or<BR>jigs can also get some fish.<P>October/November...now THERE is a peak time.<BR>If you can stand the cold.<P>Good luck, I think I might be there that <BR>weekend too.<P>------------------<BR>Curt Quesnell<BR>NorthCountry Outdoors Radio

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Through the 80s and early 90s my friends and I always did a Fall trip ( mostly northern MN) in mid to late September. As Curt also pointed out, this turned out to be a very unpredictable time to go on a trip. Weather and the bite could range from great to terrible. For some weird reason, the most unstable weather on average was when we went clost to the weekend of the equinox. Since around the mid 90s we have always gone during the first or second week of October (always to LOW in Canada). The fishing has been consistantly great and the weather<BR>has been consistantly cold, with the exception of last October when we had warm weather. In spite of the cold weather, it has become the trip that I look forward to the most.

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Heidi- You were wrongly informed of the turnover topic. There is a large turnover on lake of the woods. In the worst spots the water will be aqua greenish/blueish and will stink badly. Also, when the lake does turn and if you get a few days without much wind then the water will be like pea soup. As far a September fishing. It can be really good to fair. If you like to downrig. It is one of the best times of the year to to it and jig fishing on the tops of the reefs on the east side of the lake can be a blast.

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Snaggletooth,<BR>I think you are confusing an algae bloom with turnover.

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