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Posted by: Jimbo
Posted on: Jan 9^th, 2019 at 1:28pm

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tripper wrote on Jan 9^th, 2019 at 6:46am:

Don't let Jimbo kid you about his "equipment". I got the chance to fish with him once, and he had this Pink Flamingo he dipped into the water up to it's knees... waited a minute.... and then pulled it back up again. I could see that its poor little feets were blue. Jimbo turned to me and said... "Guess it's too cold for swimmin today".

Tripper is right. I find flamingos to be multi-functional (campsite markers, fish marker buoys, reduction of mosquito problems, etc.). Sometimes they even work miracles... like raising Lazarus from the dead.

Welcome back Tripper! It's been a while!

Jimbo Cool

Posted by: tripper Posted on: Jan 9^th, 2019 at 6:46am	Quote
Don't let Jimbo kid you about his "equipment". I got the chance to fish with him once, and he had this Pink Flamingo he dipped into the water up to it's knees... waited a minute.... and then pulled it back up again. I could see that its poor little feets were blue. Jimbo turned to me and said... "Guess it's too cold for swimmin today".

Posted by: Jimbo Posted on: Jan 7^th, 2019 at 6:41pm	Quote
Ditto to what DD has said about water temps. That's what my instruments told me last year, too. Jimbo

Posted by: DentonDoc Posted on: Jan 6^th, 2019 at 9:12pm	Quote
Went swimming in Argo (not too distant from LLC) in early July last season. The water temperature was refreshing. I'd estimate about 70 degrees. Argo is a clear lake, so other lakes were warmer. Over the course of the trip, I seem to remember surface temperatures on my depth finder ranging from 68 to 74 (with the highest temps being recorded in stained waters in protected areas). dd

Posted by: Old Salt Posted on: Jan 6^th, 2019 at 9:04pm	Quote
intrepid_camper wrote on Jan 6^th, 2019 at 2:57pm: This is just a (educated) guess: low 70's I think that’s a pretty safe guess for planning.

Posted by: solotripper
Posted on: Jan 6^th, 2019 at 7:03pm

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This is for Duluth MN.
You could probably use this info plus current Atikokan weather to estimate surface lake temp?

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You could check this as your trip date comes close.

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Between the science and the First person IC, you should be able to get pretty close. Wink

Posted by: PhantomJug Posted on: Jan 6^th, 2019 at 5:15pm	Quote
MossBack wrote on Jan 6^th, 2019 at 1:42pm: Could someone estimate what a typical mid-summer surface water temp would be on Lac La Croix? Yes, someone could estimate that for you.

Posted by: intrepid_camper Posted on: Jan 6^th, 2019 at 2:57pm	Quote
This is just a (educated) guess: low 70's

Posted by: MossBack Posted on: Jan 6^th, 2019 at 2:52pm	Quote
OS, I understand it will vary and I am only hoping for an approximate number. Living in Indiana does not prepare me for even a wild guess on my part. I looked for some historic data on the internet, but did not find anything helpful. MB

Posted by: Old Salt Posted on: Jan 6^th, 2019 at 2:26pm	Quote
It’s going to vary. Surface temperatures are generally warmer.

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