Most bass, crappies, bluegill, carp, catfish and caddis flies. Some plant life, some fish diseases. Salmon, trout, stonefly, mayfly, caddis fly, water beetles and striders. Because Half Moon Lake is a relatively shallow lake it does not often act like many lakes with greater depth in the state. During summer and winter months many lakes are stratified.
Stratification is when water separates by temperature.
In summer, warm water is at the top were colder water rests on the bottom. During the winter months just the opposite happens were warm water is near the bottom and cooler water is at the top. During the spring and fall is a time called turnover. Water temperature during spring and fall turnover is a almost the same throughout the water column. Students measured the temperature by lowering a thermometer into the lake at pre-determined levels to record water temperature levels.