Rain Effects

[Zack Hoyt]

Just wanted to pass this along. Beaver is currently 6.5' over optimum wading. There isnt a ton of generation scheduled from the COE, and TR is pushing water out......but for at least the next week, very little wading. I was fishing 6' under an indicator yesterday and having marginal luck. Sink tips and wollies would work well, but a boat or float tube would be needed. With water this deep, the fish will be moving alot. If you find a small pod, you can do alright......but finding them is the tough part.

[txspecks04]

Thanks for the update. How is the water clarity? I am thinking about taking my kayak down and hitting them with sink tip and streamers this weekend...

[Zack Hoyt]

Water was pretty clear. There are not a ton of creeks feeding the Tailwaters, so not a ton of muddyness. Alot of the runoff is from the banks, so by the time it gets to the water is is pretty well filtered. If you are using a sink tip and chunking stremers, I would say you will have good luck. With the deeper water, the fish are schooling, so dont stay in one spot unless you are catching fish. I was going to take the boat down there on Friday, but I decided to sneak over to Lake Atalanta in Rogers. Havent fished it since I was a kid. The Warm water fish in there should be full into their fall feeding, so I am hoping to get lucky.

[wily]

thanks for the reports. we're coming down this week too.

with the water levels -- can you put a boat in at bertrand and go all the way to the dam if you wanted?

i've got an aluminum bass boat w/ a 40. we typically never go too far above bertrand...i don't know the river that well.

thanks

[Zack Hoyt]

I don't know about all the way to the Dam, but most likely quite a ways past Parker Bottoms. It would be worth a stop in at the Bathouse walkin to see how deep it is there. As long as you stay in the channel, you should be alright.

[wily]

thanks, so the current isn't too bad?

i've got a buddy and his wife and child coming down on saturday.

i was planning to take them on a float trip...float from the dam back to spider creek in a canoe before all the rain...do you think that it would be safe to try it?

[sfiser]

thanks, so the current isn't too bad?

i've got a buddy and his wife and child coming down on saturday.

i was planning to take them on a float trip...float from the dam back to spider creek in a canoe before all the rain...do you think that it would be safe to try it?

When Beaver Dam is not generating there is NO current right now. Table Rock is backed up into the tailwater now so it is essentially part of table rock lake. If you guys do a canoe trip and they are not running water, you will be just fine but you will be paddling the whole way since there is no current. When they do run some water the current can get pretty swift, its still manageable but theres alot of water moving down that river

[Zack Hoyt]

Sfiser has got it right. There is no current right now on Beaver Tailwaters. Makes it hard to drift a fly.

The dam down to Spider Creek is a nice float. Trees are jsut starting to change, so teh scenery is great. The higher water makes wading difficult, so there arent a ton of bank fisherman. Stop into the Beaver Dam Store and say hey to Bryce......he is the guy with a white beard who looks like a knome. He is a good buddy and super guy.

[wily]

thanks, we might do the canoe trip, but not sure.

I hate to have three little boys out on the river in canoes in a dangerous situation, so we'll definitely play it safe and take the dam's store recommendation.

i've checked the chart the last couple days, and it looks like that they've been generating in the afternoon pretty consistently.

http://www.swl-wc.usace.army.mil/WCDS/Repo...Data/Beaver.htm

[Zack Hoyt]

On a heavy fishing day, it usually takes me 6hrs to get down to Bertrand. Canoeing with kiddos, I doubt you will be dottling as much as we do, so you should be off the water before generation starts. Even if they do, you will be far enough down stream that it wont directly effect you.......its not like there is a huge tidal wave shooting down teh water. With the way they have been generating, it is more or less like being on a faster flowing river. The Dam Store will not put you on if they think there is any danger. There are also a few good gravel bars(even though most are under water) that you can stop at along the way to stretch your legs.