I’m reading volume 4 of the study guides: weather & water. Under Buck Sez”, page 41 - Buck is answering a question regarding where a vacationer should concentrate his/her efforts on a natural lake. He suggests that a first choice would be a “chain” of lakes “where the color becomes progressively better as you move downstream”. My reading and my experience (Minnesota) indicates that the darker water tends to be in the headwaters; and the clearer water tends to be downstream toward dams or outflow steams. Why does Buck like the water downstream? What am I missing? On Lake Minnetonka, Vermilion, Pokegema - the darker (yellow/green) waters are in the upper lake/ river inlets.
Any thoughts?
Ken
Water color
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Ken Smith, Minnesota
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Re: Water color
Thats usually the way it is. I do not have an answer to this one. John
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Me neither. I thought at first perhaps it had to do with mud. But, the northern natural lakes don’t have to deal with that as much. Then I thought about algae blooms. Hopefully that won’t be on the quiz. 
Ken Smith, Minnesota
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-Buck Perry
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The guy was never wrong about anything to do with fishing. In all my years, he was always right. John
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Re: Water color
I trust that. I look forward to finding out what he meant.
Ken Smith, Minnesota
"If you asked me what I thought was the most important thing we have to master in becoming a great fisherman, I'd have to say it is in our ability to "interpret" the fishing situation"
-Buck Perry
"If you asked me what I thought was the most important thing we have to master in becoming a great fisherman, I'd have to say it is in our ability to "interpret" the fishing situation"
-Buck Perry