Everyone who fished the late October and early November matches were puzzled as to why the weights were so low. Less than 500g won the 30 Oct match.
I think this goes a long way to explaining what happened:
Lake Turnover
As the days get shorter and cooler, and energy is transported away from/out of the lake, mixing becomes easier. At about 500, the cooler water (with a higher oxygen content) at the surface begins to sink into and through the thermocline, forcing warmer and less dense water to the surface, eventually erasing the temperature stratification built up over the summer. At some point, the majority of the water in the lake reaches an approximately uniform temperature. Now, storms and sustained high winds can begin to perform the task of overturning and mixing all of the water in the lake — referred to as fall turnover. The deep water contains an abundance of decaying matter and sulfurous gases; when it reaches the surface, it produces a telltale odor that indicates the process has begun. Eventually the turnover mixes fresh oxygen into the entire lake mass, replenishing the deep waters with the life-giving stuff and cleansing the sulfurous fumes from the water, allowing fish to return to the depths where they will spend the winter months.
We had a major storm on 23 October and no doubt that stirred everything up.
