Members adosse00 Posted May 15, 2008 Members Posted May 15, 2008 Anyone been to the lower illinois lately? Can you wade it yet?
Okieflyfisher53 Posted May 15, 2008 Posted May 15, 2008 It's still running high. Here is the link for the flow http://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?site_no=07198000 Steve
Hopper Posted May 15, 2008 Posted May 15, 2008 Lake level is currently 637.45, top of power pool is 632 and releasing aprox. 7000 CFS, maybe fishable by the holiday weekend without anymore heavy rains. The gods do not deduct from man's allotted span the hours spent in fishing.
Okieflyfisher53 Posted May 22, 2008 Posted May 22, 2008 The water is down this morning. I don't know how long it will stay down, though. Steve
DaddyO Posted May 22, 2008 Posted May 22, 2008 This is the site that I go to. http://www.swpa.gov/generationschedules.aspx If you check the next day's link about 5pm they normally have the schedule posted. DaddyO We all make decisions; but, in the end, our decisions make us.
Members Trout Predator Posted May 22, 2008 Members Posted May 22, 2008 Do you think they'll have the water down this Saturday?
Zach Bearden Posted May 23, 2008 Posted May 23, 2008 Honestly, I don't have any clue what they are going to do... This morning before I went to school I went down and checked out Public Access. The water is pretty much chocolate milk. But as for at the Dam? I have no clue... I am so caught up with band this year. I don't know how much fishing I'll get to do...... "Its clearly Bree time baby!" Member: 2009 U.S. Youth Fly-Fishing Team. Competed Czech Republic. 7th Place Team Member: 2010 U.S. Youth Fly-Fishing Team. Competed Slovakia. 4th Place Team Member: 2010 U.S. Youth Fly-Fishing Team. Competed The America Cup. 4th Place Team
Mikey Posted May 23, 2008 Posted May 23, 2008 A fella I work with went to MarVal on Wednesday I think...said he and a friend caught about 30 a piece in 3 or so hours. He did say the water is still too high to wade and very muddy. It's not as high as it has been though... He let me know they used their spinning rigs and drifted some power bait with enough weight to get it down low. The big catch of the day was an 18 inch bow...I would expect some nicer fish taken when the water release lowers...as they haven't been fished/harvest6ed at all in the past few months. Not to mention lots of food coming through the dam. Mikey Each time I buy a new fly............ My wife gives me the same look........ I give her when she buys another purse... ..............................
Zach Bearden Posted May 25, 2008 Posted May 25, 2008 Went down tonight, Water is very murky... If I were going to fish for trout I would use a black streamer around size 10. Maybe something with deer hair for a head? I did see some carp up there snooting around in the shallows. I never really cast to them but I would have liked to catch one. I did miss the one strike I got. Tomorrow we head down to Public access and are going to fish for Striped Bass. They may possibly be up here with all of that discharge... If I get anything I'll report it on here. Good luck guys and gals! "Its clearly Bree time baby!" Member: 2009 U.S. Youth Fly-Fishing Team. Competed Czech Republic. 7th Place Team Member: 2010 U.S. Youth Fly-Fishing Team. Competed Slovakia. 4th Place Team Member: 2010 U.S. Youth Fly-Fishing Team. Competed The America Cup. 4th Place Team
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