Brian Snowden: Thermocline defined

By Brent Conway
BASS Insider
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Updated: November 13, 2009, 2:49 PM ET

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When it comes to gaining fishing knowledge, many bass anglers look to discover new lures or learn a new technique. But relatively few put enough effort into understanding bass behavior through the seasons — especially what is actually going on underwater during summer in deep lakes. Elite Series pro Brian Snowden sheds some light on the often-mentioned but seldom-explained thermocline.

"The thermocline is really nothing more than two layers of water that overlap each other," he explains. "You've got the warmer water with higher oxygen content on top, and in deeper reservoirs, you'll have a bottom layer that's much colder and contains much less oxygen."

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