JohnF52
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White River at Elkins is nearly bank full, very muddy, and slowly rising. More rain and it can quickly overflow the banks.
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The Corps will try to keep it at 1121.43 by continuous generation. I think no higher than 1124 unless we get a 10 year flood.
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If you put a Navionics card into a computer and try to write to it, it will be ruined for your fish finder, and will no longer work.
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Some states have tried unsuccessfully to ban plastics. New York and Maine. No concern for us here, as least not for a long time.
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I guess if they became prolific in Beaver, It would surely cut down on water sports. That one must have been a recent release, as they cannot survive low water temperatures.
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Side drifting for catfish is done in the Arkansas River. My holders are set up for that.
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My rod holders are set up on the right side of the boat for fixed fishing or sideways drift fishing for catfish. I guess sideways drifting for crappie might work too if the rods are on the downwind side of the boat and the bait is leading the boat. Am I completely wrong here?
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How about the 12 ft Mr Crappie poles that come equipped with a reel that is just a spool with a crank?
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Would a 12 foot surf rod work OK for spider rigging if equipped with light line?
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West Fork of the white behind the Brentwood rest stop on Hwy 71 south has a reputation for being a good late spring wading stream. Also, Illinois River near Savoy on Highway 16 west. The Illinois has lots of Rock Bass.
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Another fisherman at the Hwy 45 ramp said he caught post spawn white bass at point 12 (War Eagle mouth) yesterday.
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I went to the hole and riffle 500 ft above Richland Creek bridge today. The flow is way down. No white bass seen or caught. No one caught any at the bluff near the mouth of Richland either. I think the white bass run is over for this year, and post spawners have returned to the lake. If I am wrong please say so. I did see large schools of suckers spawning in Richland near the bluff.
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It is well downstream of the bridge. Mill Branch.
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When I went on the 23rd, there were only three other vehicles there. I think most have quit fishing for white bass. That's a long way to walk in waders.
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I went to my usual spot Saturday and not even a white bass strike. How do you get 500 ft above Richland Creek bridge? Wading?
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Crappie, anyone? If I had to fish for food I would surely starve.
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Street runoff from south part of Fayetteville. Surge and mud from such events is short lived. Look at Town Branch tributary gauge. Nearly all the additional water came from that source. We only got 1/10 inch in Elkins. River here is unaffected.
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The rivers will likely soon return to normal. That surge on West Fork was caused by a short downpour in Fayetteville that led to street flooding. Look at Town Branch tributary graph. It drains all of south Fayetteville. The White below the West Fork mouth is subject to sudden rises due to paved areas in Fayetteville. Danger to waders if they don't get out quickly.
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How big were the other catfish?
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I caught six today about a mile or so above 45 bridge, all males. Five were plenty big to keep. Lunch tomorrow. The water is in good shape, about 20 inch visibility. It gets clearer above the first riffle. Lake water at the ramp.
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Have you considered a small 4-stroke outboard for trolling?
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Upper end above Blue Springs....FLW contestants likely won't be fishing there. I wonder if white bass are still spawning?
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A hard isolated shower anywhere upstream can cause temporary muddiness. I have seen a small tributary stream heavily muddied by a hard isolated downpour muddy a big stretch of river for a time. On the upper white, when there is a big wind, Sequoyah will get temporarily muddy and the spillway is only a little bit upstream from the Wyman gauge. A bit of gravel mining will also cause intermittent turbidity. I wish the COE would crack down on gravel mining in the upper White, Middle, and West forks.
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Do you guys think the culling process kills a bunch of fish? Are there tournaments with no culling allowed?
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This is a problem that cannot easily be fixed. Education does little good, with the pervasive attitude that "it won't happen to me". I doubt legislation to protect people from themselves could fix it either, and that is not wanted.
