Lake and pond habitats are very complex habitats. They are influenced by soil conditions in the watershed, water chemistry and temperature changes from rainfall and resulting runoff, heating from the sun and cooling from groundwater inputs. No two bodies of water are the same, but a common question we get from visitors in the summer […]
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Spring was in full bloom at Miami Whitewater Forest Lake on Sunday May 6. Wow, what a difference two weeks can be! On April 21 these fishermen braved a 32-degree morning with spitting snow. The weather was much more comfortable for this derby, but the fishing was very challenging. Successful fishermen understand seasonal patterns. They […]
Read moreAs of this morning, we still have complete ice coverage from shoreline to shoreline at Miami Whitewater Forest. Warm rain is helping to thaw it, but there are parts of the lake that has ice up to 8 inches thick. Because of these unsafe conditions, we have made the decision to postpone the first Panfish […]
Read moreOur harbor managers have been working hard to get our boathouses ready for opening day for the past several weeks, but Mother Nature just isn’t cooperating. The heavy snow that we received last week has insulated the ice on our lakes. In other words, we are postponing opening day at Miami Whitewater Forest until March […]
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