How the fishing after the lake "flips"? any opinio

[pleasure unit]

Just looking to get an idea if it would be worth the gas to go out after the lake flips? What do you guys think? Thanks!

[GAMBLER]

You will need to run off shore most of the time to find fish (200' +). I was going to run offshore today but decided to stay inside to avoid getting snuck up on by a thunderstorm. We decided to fish lakers. The inside waters were dead! We were 0 for 2 for kings. Another suggestion is to look shallow for browns (today off of Sandy they were loaded in 40 - 55 F.O.W.).

[UpGrady]

First, it's a cold water upwelling, the lake does not actually flip like small lakes do (too deep). Best bet is to run offshore in the summer until you at least start to see the surface temp rise into the 60 degree range, typically things begin to change in the area drastically, usually significant rip currents, wind direction changes etc... setup and troll north, the fish will begin appearing when temps and water stabilize at some point north (different with each upwelling, but a starting point for you) Keep in mind that this location is likely at least 5 miles offshore but as many as 15 miles out, it just depends upon how severe the upwelling actually is.

If an upwelling occurs, but does not change the surface temps nearshore, fish likely will still be in the same less than 200' depths, just higher in the water column due to the thermocline rising, but not a complete upwelling. Don't be surprised on these days to find fish in the top 40' of the water column and you mark very little because of that fact.

Biggest problem with upwellings are the severe current changes in the lake, troll direction becomes even more critical than in "Normal" conditions.

Some of my best steelhead and salmon catches over the years have been offshore after an upwelling, it tends to put them in a crazed feeding frenzy at times. Likewise, upwelling's in August can produce some huge king catches in less than 100' of water 20-40' down, as there are times when their will to stage near the tribs is greater than their need to move due to cold water.

[Yankee Troller]

You can never look at it as wasting gas! You should learn something from every trip out whether u kill em or go blank.

[GAMBLER]

PLEASURE UNIT,

pick up the June/July issue of In-Fisherman. There is a good article on Upwelling in the Great Lakes titled the stability zone. It gives you a good idea of what you should do when the lake upwells.