Name:   HOMER - Subject:   Catfish Date:   10/29/2020 8:30:47 PM

THE CATFISH ARE STILL THERE.   IT IS THE SAME OLD THING THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.  WE GET COLD FRONTS AND THE SURFACE WATER COOLS AND SINKS AND THE WARMER WATER COMES TO THE TOP.  DURING SUMMER THE LOWER HALF OF THE LAKE IS DEAD WATER, OR THE OXYGEN LEVEL IS SO LOW FISH CAN NOT SURVIVE.  WITH ALL THE WATER HAVING A GOOD SUPPLY OF OXYGEN, THEN FISH HAVE DOUBLE THE WATER THEY CAN LIVE IN.  GOOD LUCK AND FINDING THEM.  STARTING IN FEBRUARY WHEN IT STARTS WARMING UP, THE BAD OXYGEN LEVEL DEPTH  WILL START RISING UNTIL ABOUT JUNE AND THAT IS WHEN THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE LAKE HAS LOW OXYGEN.  THAT IS WHY TROUTLINER'S FIND DEAD FISH ON THEIR LINES.  THEY ARE FISHING TOO DEEP.