Bing maps

rodnreel · 06-22-10, 01:35 PM

Bing is something I use quite often to look at my home lake from different perspectives and try to figure out where the fish might be hiding at different times of the year. Anyway, I was checking out an updated satellite photo that looks like it is from earlier this year (they drop the lake levels in winter to prevent ice from damaging all the docks) and noticed something interesting. There was a section that held water that was a different color from the rest of the lake. My question is what would cause the difference in color? Is it just a difference in water clarity or maybe a difference in bottom composition? I would love to hear some opinions.

nofearengineer · 06-22-10, 01:46 PM

Do you have a topographical map of that lake?

If so, the area could be deeper, resulting in darker color.

Or it could be shallower, resulting in more blue-green algae.

Endless range of possibilities here. A topographical reference would be very helpful.

jasonfish320 · 06-22-10, 01:55 PM

I would guess that it's just a reflection from the clouds overhead..just a guess tho

rodnreel · 06-22-10, 02:03 PM

No topo map. From my own experience, the lake is pretty much just a big bowl shape. The shorelines are always shallow and as you move out, it gradually gets deeper. That spot is right around mid-lake, so the deepest it would get is roughly 20 feet in the middle. My original thought was the same, just a difference in depth, but the color continues all the way up into the shoreline on the south bank. This is what cause the confusion for me. Any possibility that it is shadows from clouds?

carolina-rig-01 · 06-22-10, 02:20 PM

I would guess that the dark green area is deeper.

jooleyen · 06-22-10, 02:31 PM

I've seen the same thing around here. I think it's a cloud's shadow.

nofearengineer · 06-22-10, 05:26 PM

A shadow is something I totally missed, but it sounds very likely to me.

WTL · 06-22-10, 05:52 PM

Pretty positive its clouds. There are some maps where you can see the white puffiness and the corresponding shapes of shadows on the ground. I did know of one map that had what appeared to be a military plane in flight with a shadow on the ground. Thats what the shadows looked like.

rodnreel · 06-23-10, 09:12 AM

I talked with my older brother last night, he knows a lot about satellites and how they operate. He confirms that it is most likely cloud shadows. He has also seen them in satellite photos taken on Bing and Google. And it seems like the general consensus is the same here. I was hoping I stumbled across the best piece of structure in the entire lake!! Oh well, thanks for all the input. Looks like I'll have to keep searching for some decent summertime structure to fish.

Kevin · 06-23-10, 09:59 AM

Looks like cloud shadows... and that was shot from airplane/helicopter.

TN_Bassin · 06-23-10, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevin

and that was shot from airplane/helicopter.

Yea you can tell from the way the houses are tilted. A satellite can only look straight down.

06-22-10, 01:35 PM	#1
rodnreel BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Jamestown, OH Posts: 310	Bing maps Bing is something I use quite often to look at my home lake from different perspectives and try to figure out where the fish might be hiding at different times of the year. Anyway, I was checking out an updated satellite photo that looks like it is from earlier this year (they drop the lake levels in winter to prevent ice from damaging all the docks) and noticed something interesting. There was a section that held water that was a different color from the rest of the lake. My question is what would cause the difference in color? Is it just a difference in water clarity or maybe a difference in bottom composition? I would love to hear some opinions. __________________ "If you become a jack of all bass fishing trades but a master of none, you're setting yourself up for mediocrity." - Denny Brauer

06-22-10, 01:46 PM	#2
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Do you have a topographical map of that lake? If so, the area could be deeper, resulting in darker color. Or it could be shallower, resulting in more blue-green algae. Endless range of possibilities here. A topographical reference would be very helpful. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

06-22-10, 01:55 PM	#3
jasonfish320 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: MAINEIAC Posts: 585	I would guess that it's just a reflection from the clouds overhead..just a guess tho __________________ "If at first you don't succeed; have another beer"

06-22-10, 02:03 PM	#4
rodnreel BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Jamestown, OH Posts: 310	No topo map. From my own experience, the lake is pretty much just a big bowl shape. The shorelines are always shallow and as you move out, it gradually gets deeper. That spot is right around mid-lake, so the deepest it would get is roughly 20 feet in the middle. My original thought was the same, just a difference in depth, but the color continues all the way up into the shoreline on the south bank. This is what cause the confusion for me. Any possibility that it is shadows from clouds? __________________ "If you become a jack of all bass fishing trades but a master of none, you're setting yourself up for mediocrity." - Denny Brauer

06-22-10, 02:20 PM	#5
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	I would guess that the dark green area is deeper. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

06-22-10, 02:31 PM	#6
jooleyen BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,509	I've seen the same thing around here. I think it's a cloud's shadow.

06-22-10, 05:26 PM	#7
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	A shadow is something I totally missed, but it sounds very likely to me. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

06-22-10, 05:52 PM	#8
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Pretty positive its clouds. There are some maps where you can see the white puffiness and the corresponding shapes of shadows on the ground. I did know of one map that had what appeared to be a military plane in flight with a shadow on the ground. Thats what the shadows looked like.

06-23-10, 09:12 AM	#9
rodnreel BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Jamestown, OH Posts: 310	I talked with my older brother last night, he knows a lot about satellites and how they operate. He confirms that it is most likely cloud shadows. He has also seen them in satellite photos taken on Bing and Google. And it seems like the general consensus is the same here. I was hoping I stumbled across the best piece of structure in the entire lake!! Oh well, thanks for all the input. Looks like I'll have to keep searching for some decent summertime structure to fish. __________________ "If you become a jack of all bass fishing trades but a master of none, you're setting yourself up for mediocrity." - Denny Brauer

06-23-10, 09:59 AM	#10
Kevin Administrator Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 651	Looks like cloud shadows... and that was shot from airplane/helicopter.

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