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Old 09-23-2020, 08:08 PM
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Tim,


Were you out for a boat ride or fishing for goldeye?


If so did you catch a few?

Stan
Sorry to get back to you so late. Unfortunately that day we were just taking some relatives for a cruise. It was killing me to not be fishing with that great hatch lol
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Old 09-24-2020, 07:33 AM
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Anyone have any thoughts as to the cause of the murky water in Muir lake?
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Old 09-24-2020, 09:36 AM
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Anyone have any thoughts as to the cause of the murky water in Muir lake?
Fall turnover
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Old 09-24-2020, 10:10 AM
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Fall turnover is my guess. Muir is so shallow that I think it is more affected by turnover than most trout lakes. Not aware of any shoreline disturbance or anything else around the lake that could be the cause so should clear up soon. Sure screws up the fishing though!
Hatchery is adding another 500 fish there this fall - mostly rainbows but some browns too.
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Old 09-24-2020, 12:43 PM
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Surface water has to get to 4C for turnover. Is it really that cold already?
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Old 09-24-2020, 01:34 PM
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Muir for sure
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Old 09-25-2020, 07:52 AM
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Turnover? Still? That's three weeks in a row that I've been there and the water is just as stained. On my float tube and I can't see my fins until they break the surface. I was there on the 10th, the 17th and the 22nd this week. Same every time. Can turnover last that long? I thought it only lasts a few days, maybe a week at the latest. We haven't had any rain so that's not contributing to anything. Could it have anything to do with decaying plant life?
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Old 09-25-2020, 08:29 AM
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Turnover? Still? That's three weeks in a row that I've been there and the water is just as stained. On my float tube and I can't see my fins until they break the surface. I was there on the 10th, the 17th and the 22nd this week. Same every time. Can turnover last that long? I thought it only lasts a few days, maybe a week at the latest. We haven't had any rain so that's not contributing to anything. Could it have anything to do with decaying plant life?

Could be.

Certainly sounds like something other than turnover lasting that long.


Apparently it was an old dump many, many years ago but that is not likely a factor now.



It has been a few years since regularly fishing Muir but I don't recall it turning murky during September.

Then again I don't have a great memory for certain things.



Has anyone been to salters, star, hasse, chickakoo or any other small pothole lake in the Edmonton area lately?

Any notice of cloudy or murky conditions?

Spring is clear but the fishing is poor.
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Old 10-01-2020, 07:36 AM
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Went to Muir last night. Beautiful evening but the fishing was slow. Hooked on good fish on a minnow pattern but he broke me off. Saw the odd riser but no real backswimmer activity. Tried boatman, leech and minnow patterns. I did not see anyone else land any fish. Water temperature was in the high fifties. Very disappointing outing considering this is supposed to be when the fishing heats up. Water has been murky all year at Muir.
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Old 10-01-2020, 08:33 AM
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I floated Cardiff yesterday late afternoon. Nothing on boatman/backswimmer. Landed five, 2 of which were 10", on small Hare's Ear
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