Quote Originally Posted by Todd2 View Post
Looking at the charts, for Taylorsville on 7/15, it looks like the thermocline was around 11 - 12 feet. I marked fish deeper than that and even caught a few deeper this past weekend, any thoughts on why they would drop below that level?
I use the thermocline as a starting point. There are many variables to take into consideration such as current, cover, visibility, and barometric pressure. It is possible that fish could be agressive and followed the bait down or it preferred the cooler water over the increase in oxygen. Sometimes in a channel where the current is flowing faster, the water has increased oxygen in the current even though it is below the thermocline. I just found that the thermocline is a good place to start.