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Wind, sun and season have very definite bearing on still-water fishing. During bright sunlight, fish tend to get down deeper and away from the sun's glare, and whenever possible you'll find the fish on the shady side of the street. That's when to look for them under overhanging tree branches, along ledges, or deep down among the weed beds. Should the wind ruffle the water, that will lower the amount of brightness which enters the water and drive more life saving, refreshing oxygen into the water besides depositing thousands of mosquitoes, grasshoppers, and an occasional fledgling who failed his solo flight. With the approach of hot weather, as the lake grows warmer, most game fish will abandon their shoreline feeding during the day and seek the cool comfort of deeper, shaded water. But how deep? As the lake warms, its water levels off into three distinct layers. The top contains the warm water which is lighter and has less density. This layer's depth will depend upon the lake's size and the amount of hot weather. The lowest layer, on the contrary, is deep, uniformly cold, and because wave water cannot reach it, this layer has the least oxygen. Unless there is ample plant life to release oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide, it is positively deadly to fish.
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