Yup! That is what we saw. I have seen it before on other lakes, but never
like this. Maybe Pass is much richer than other lakes?
Thanks for passing that on.
Ray
> It is probably Lake turn over. Below is an excerpt from the an article by
> Jed Davis from last weeks Mercer Island Reporter. It details the fall
> turnover process for Lake Washington.
>
> Regards
>
> Mike Santangelo
>
> "Increasingly cold and heavy winds blow in from the north. This chills the
> surface of the lake. At the point where the water is sufficiently cooled,
> surface water is blown toward the middle of the lake and begins to fall
> because the top layer of cooler water is now colder than the underlying
> layer of warm water. Warm water rises, cold water falls, and a miracle of
> nature takes place . . . a lake turnover. The turnover is very important.
It
> brings up stagnant water (void of oxygen) from the bottom and replaces it
> with rich oxygenated water from the top. This bottom layer also brings
muck
> and nutrients. When the latter comes into contact with oxygenated water,
> they become come a rich source of food for microorganisms. Lake turnover
can
> be identified by two factors, smell and color, brown color and/or foul
smell
> that lasts several days is a sure sign that the lake is turning over."
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ray Wallace [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 8:12 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Toxic Waste Spill in Pass Lake!!
>
>
> Not really, but that's what the lake looks like right now. I guess it's
the
> algae. Does anyone know for sure what that gunk is? Fished for half the
day,
> caught one fish (12" or so) on a black bead head bugger and a sinking
line.
> I was hoping to get into one of those monster Browns that I've been
hearing
> about, but no luck. The toxic waste seems to be keeping people away, there
> were only three of us on the lake. Most of the gunk was at the launch
area,
> we put in by the highway to avoid the slime.
>
> Ray
>
