Weekend Plans

[zander]

we had been planning on taking my dad's boat to Beaver to try to catch some whites on Friday or Saturday. With the conditions already and with the new rain, would Beaver be too dangerous to fish? If not where would the best place to put in a bass boat at?

[PowersiteProwler]

Great Question, one I am also looking for an answer on.

I was also going to try and camp at the Beaver Creek Campground, any idea if they have any spots out of the water and if they are even open? The last weather report I caught are forecasting more rain for Thursday, but Friday and Saturday were supposed to be Nice.

[duckydoty]

I do not think it would be too dangerous. You may have to go way up to find moving water and I dont know what the colder temps will do to the fish. Should be easier to launch your boat at the campground entrance now.

duckydoty

[duckydoty]

Oh, and the camp ground is way under water.

duckydoty

[Wheatenheimer]

Hello Everyone!

My dad and I just got back from Beaver Creek this morning. Today is his 64th Birthday, we took his Bass boat down in hopes of getting into some whites. We first went to the Campground/Acess area at the mouth of Beaver and there are some campsites that are still above the water line. We debated on launching the boat here and probably could have with little problems. There was a lot of debris floating and the water was that ever so pleasing chocolate milk color, so we decided not to launch here and drove up to 160 bridge, hoping for clearer water with less debris.

When we arrived at 160 bridge, the entire campground area was under water, the roof of the outhouses looked like a rogue dock that had drifted loose. And like the conditions downstream, there was a great deal of debris and very brown water here as well.

So instead of going back to our first stop and putting in, we decided to scrap fishing for the day and drive around looking at lots of ugly water. All and all, even though we never wet a line, we still had a good time and spied probably a dozen deer or so, not to mention spending the morning with pops on his birthday is always fun!

Hopefully the rain will hold off and things will start getting back to normal. Otherwise, I better start collecting all the critters by pairs and open an account at the lumber yard!

Cheers!

Kevin

[PowersiteProwler]

Thanks for your report Kevin. I appreciate it.

Did you notice if the campground was open at Beaver and if there were still spots far from the water to camp in? It is hard for me to picture how high the water really is down there right now. I was planning on a camping/fishing trip down there this weekend and live 200 miles away. Just try to figure out what I might be getting myself into before I actually leave. Thanks

[Wheatenheimer]

Thanks for your report Kevin. I appreciate it.

Did you notice if the campground was open at Beaver and if there were still spots far from the water to camp in? It is hard for me to picture how high the water really is down there right now. I was planning on a camping/fishing trip down there this weekend and live 200 miles away. Just try to figure out what I might be getting myself into before I actually leave. Thanks

PP,

I assume it was open, there were two or three camper trailors set up at some of the sites and plenty more open on dry ground. I did not see anyone pitching a tent, just the RV's. With all of our driving around this morning, it may be a little challenging to find a place that doesn't have swollen, off-colored water right now.

I did see Timsfly's posting from this morning on Roaring River State Park and from the pictures he posted it looked more promising than anything I have seen around here lately. It was high, but looked fairly clear. Don't know if your into the State Park Trouting thing or not?

Well, anyway, I wish you the best of luck! Hopefully you will find somewhere to get out and enjoy this weekend. Keep us posted on wherever you end up going!

Cheers,

Kevin

[PowersiteProwler]

Thanks Kevin!

Right now I am still planning on spending the weekend down there. I'll put a post up on Monday and let you know if we get skunked!

[Wayne SW/MO]

Thanks Kevin!

Right now I am still planning on spending the weekend down there. I'll put a post up on Monday and let you know if we get skunked!

I would imagine that all the power is off in the campground if some of them are under water.

One might go up Devils Teatable road and walk into the creek. I wouldn't drive, its all dirt, or mud.

You might also find them up Swan if you drive up stream. You can get there by turning left as you come into town from the west, don't remember the name, but its the first one after 176.

[Forsythian]

I would imagine that all the power is off in the campground if some of them are under water.

One might go up Devils Teatable road and walk into the creek. I wouldn't drive, its all dirt, or mud.

You might also find them up Swan if you drive up stream. You can get there by turning left as you come into town from the west, don't remember the name, but its the first one after 176.

Wayne, you're thinking of Casey road, but it is closed due to construction. As you're driving East towards Forsyth, you can take a left on H, then a right on Davis (I think it's called) and find your way to upper Swan.

We might take the canoe down around the Teatables sometime this weekend, otherwise I might join the hordes and take the boat out on Taneycomo. We'll see if we get the 4+ inches of rain they're forecasting for tonight through Thursday