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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

Thats usually the way it is. I do not have an answer to this one. John

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.

The guy was never wrong about anything to do with fishing. In all my years, he was always right. John

I trust that. I look forward to finding out what he meant.